Murder Hornets

Crews in Blaine, Washington, vacuumed Murder Hornets out of a nest housed within a large tree.

Scientists removed 98 so-called murder hornets from a nest discovered near the Canadian border in Washington state over the weekend, including 13 that were captured live in a net

Heavily protected crews in Washington state have worked to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the United States.

Scientists in Washington state have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out Saturday to protect native honeybees.

Evidence of six sightings of Asian giant hornets, known as murder hornets, in Washington state have prompted an urgent search for a possible nest, NBC News reports. State agriculture officials are working to find and destroy a nest before the hornets enter their “slaughter phase,” when they kill honeybees, which are crucial for pollinating some of the state’s staple crops,...

Bug experts are dismissing as media hype the recent worry about so-called murder hornets spotted in Washington state

Jimmy Fallon rings in Star Wars Day in quarantine with an exclusive interview with a “murder hornet.”

An invasion of Asian giant hornets became the latest 2020 worry — and internet sensation — as the term “murder hornet” began to trend over the weekend.