Honeybees face numerous enemies throughout their relatively short lives. Pesticides, starvation, and parasites are three common causes of the death of a colony. However, there is one other threat that ...

Northern giant hornets, also known as murder hornets, incite fear in many. These venomous hornets can take out an entire hive ...

The Asian giant hornet first made waves this spring when it appeared in the United States. Discovered in Washington State, some dubbed it the murder hornet, but since then, entomologists have been ...

This collection of stories shows unusual bee rescues and hive mishaps across Washington state. One story explains how officials used tiny radio tags to track and remove invasive "murder hornets" from ...

SPOKANE, Washington -- Scientists 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, officials in Washington ...

Asian honey bees rally against giant hornet invasions with an acoustic response that resembles the alarm shrieks of birds, ...

The world's largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the "murder hornet" for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a honey bee hive in a matter of hours, has been declared eradicated in the U.S ...

For the past few weeks, the phrase “murder hornet” has made frequent appearances in media outlets — producing chilling claims that a dangerous human-killer threatens to invade North America. But ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) trapped its first Asian giant hornet this month. The hornet was found in a WSDA trap set near Birch Bay in Whatcom County. WSDA trappers checked ...

Winter is on its way out. The days are getting longer, vaccinations are ramping up and an end to the pandemic could be in sight. But murder hornets don't care about any of that. Warmer weather is when ...