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The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) or northern giant hornet, [2] [3] including the color form referred to as the Japanese giant hornet, [4] [5] is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia , South Asia , Mainland Southeast Asia , and parts of the Russian Far East .
The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, is a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe.
The adult hornet eats nectar and fruits and scavenges for insects and animal proteins to feed to its young. [9] Because they are scavengers, the hornets may also serve as a transmitter of disease following consumption of infected plants. [10] The hornets are a primary pest to honey bees, attacking bee colonies to obtain honey and animal ...
Known as the "murder hornet" for their size and lethal venom, the species is the world's largest hornet and can grow up to 2 and a half inches in length. And now they've turned up in Washington ...
In 2023, they found one nest, which they swiftly destroyed, containing nearly 1,500 hornets "in various stages of development". In total, four nests were discovered and destroyed.
An Asian Giant Hornet from Japan, also known as a murder hornet, is on display. Asian hornets in Europe are significant predators of bees, currently consuming large numbers of bees, including the ...
Vespa tropica, the greater banded hornet, is a tropical species of hornet found in Southern Asia, New Guinea and west Africa, and which has recently been discovered to be an invasive species on the Pacific island of Guam.
May 24—OLYMPIA — There have not been any confirmed sightings of the Asian giant hornet in Washington so far this year, according to Sven-Erik Spichiger, a managing entomologist with the ...