The largest and dominant species is the hornet. Like all social wasps, it feeds its larvae with animal protein, which it normally obtains by hunting other insects. Honey bees are easy and popular ...

Not from varroa mites, pesticides, colony collapse disorder, or any of the many other perils now facing honeybee populations across the world, but from hornets—each one a red-eyed giant next to ...

Since then, Asian hornets have spread across northern Portugal and the Netherlands and the Low Countries, he said. Mr Cockburn said the species could affect the UK’s animal and insect populations.

The hornets can enter a ‘slaughter phase’ where ... Mark Davidson, the deputy administrator of the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said. “The success of this effort ...

Three specimens were found on Vancouver Island at the time, after which the killer hornets spread. All known nests have now been gradually destroyed. It is still unclear how the animals arrived in ...

The hornets, typically 2 inches (5 cm ... Mark Davidson, Deputy Administrator at U.S.D.A.’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. "By tackling this threat head-on, we protected not ...

The murder hornet, known for its painful sting and ability to destroy honey bee hives, has been eradicated in the U.S., five years after being first sighted in Washington state. The Washington ...

Asian hornets are a threat to the UK's insect population ... Dr OIaf Booy, from the Animal and Plant Health Agency, says that in hotspot areas, bee inspectors would "make sure people have bait ...

A Washington State Department of Agriculture team is seen after removing hornets from the first northern giant hornet nest detected in the U.S., during October 2020. (Courtesy of Washington State ...