The northern giant hornet — commonly referred to as the "murder hornet" — has been officially eradicated in the United States ...

Scientists in America are celebrating after reports that ... saying there had been no detections of the northern giant hornet in Washington since 2021. The news represented an enormous success ...

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 to ...

The people of Washington can be proud that we did this by working together." The northern giant hornet, which is native to Asian countries including China and Japan, was first detected in North ...

When the species first arrived in the U.S., it was known as the Asian giant hornet. But in July of 2022, the Entomological Society of America adopted "Northern giant hornet" as the common name for ...

The murder hornet, formally known as the northern giant hornet, has been eradicated ... the hornets were detected in North America in British Columbia, Canada. The Invasive Species Centre in ...

long and were formerly called Asian giant hornets, gained attention in 2013, when they killed 42 people in China and seriously injured 1,675. In the U.S., around 72 people a year die from bee and ...

Owing to a spate of attacks by northern giant hornets in China in 2013 – including many fatalities – Spichiger said several states in America, including Washington, developed a framework to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – It’s official: The northern giant hornet — colloquially known as a “murder hornet” — has been eradicated from the United States, according to federal officials.

The hornets were first detected in North America in British Columbia ... the hornet is also considered eradicated there. Northern giant hornets pose significant threats to pollinators and native ...