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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 Northern giant hornet, more commonly known as the "murder hornet," has been eradicated in the U.S., agriculture officials said Wednesday. The ominously nicknamed invasive species was confirmed ...
PHOTO: Sven Spichiger, an entomologist with the Washington state Department of Agriculture, poses for a photo with an Asian giant hornet from Japan mounted on a pin in Olympia, Wash., May 4, 2020.
The giant hornets, known as “murder hornets,” target pollinators and can wipe out entire honey bee hives in a matter of hours, according to experts. NurPhoto via Getty Images
Vespa soror, also known as the southern giant hornet, [1] is a species of hornet present in India, Northern Thailand, Laos, Northern Vietnam, and parts of South China, including Hong Kong, Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan Island. [2] V. soror is one of the largest hornets, though smaller than the Asian giant hornet (V. mandarinia).
The murder hornets were first discovered in China in 2013, when 1,675 people were seriously injured and 42 people died Giant Murder Hornets, Known to Decapitate Bees, Eradicated in U.S. 5 Years ...
Washington State bugologists are abuzz with the capture of the first live male Asian giant hornet to be detected in the U.S. ... the discovery in a giant hornet bottle trap near where an unmated ...
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 ...