They are a threat to honeybees. U.S. Department of Agriculture/provided U.S. Department of Agriculture Georgia is now home to the murder hornet’s first cousin. The yellow-legged hornet is a new ...

Super Hornets which since April 2024 have been armed with five AIM-120s and four AIM-9Xs were now referred to as ‘Murder Hornet' in a recent year-in-review factsheet published by the U.S. Navy.

Here's what we know: Is the yellow-legged hornet a "murder hornet?" The yellow-legged hornet is also known as "Vespa velutina," according to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ...

Asian hornets are not to be confused with the headline grabbing “murder hornets” (Vespa mandarinia). They are a different species and were successfully eradicated in the United States last ...