While called murder hornets their real name is Vespa mandarinia, the Asian giant hornet or the northern giant hornet, The New York Times reported. They first made headlines when they killed 42 ...

Murder hornets, officially known as Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia), are the world’s largest hornet species. Native to parts of Asia, these hornets measure up to two inches long and have ...

Officials say there have been no confirmed sightings of the aggressive species, native to Japan and other parts of East Asia, since 2021.

Five years after northern giant hornets started showing up in B.C. and Washington state, American officials have declared the invasive species eradicated in the United States.

The invasive species with the scientific name Vespa mandarinia was first spotted ... Animals up to 5.5 centimetres in size Asian giant hornets, the largest hornet species in the world, grow ...