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Asian giant hornet gets new name
KIRO via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Washington State Department of Agriculture will now begin referring to what was most often called the “Asian giant hornet” as the “northern giant...
Asian giant hornet trapping season begins Friday
KIRO via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMany Washingtonians have helped in trapping one of the state’s most feared invasive species. Friday marks the start of the Asian giant hornet trapping...
'Murder hornets' get name change to avoid reinforcing anti-Asian sentiments
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEntomologists in the United States and Canada have changed the common name of the “Asian giant...
How Scared Should You Be of Invading ‘Murder Hornets’?
Nerdist via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere’s been a lot of buzz hubbub surrounding the recent arrival of so-called “murder hornets” in...
The infamous and invasive ‘murder hornet’ gets a new name
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTo entomologists, the animal has always been known as Vespa mandarinia. But these giant wasps, with...
Cicada killer wasps being mistaken for Asian giant hornets; here’s how to tell the difference
KIRO via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn a case of mistaken identity, the Washington State Department of Agriculture said it is receiving...
Murder hornets given new common name by entomologists
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOLYMPIA, Wash. — The invasive hornet found in Washington state that has been referred to as the...
Cicada killer wasp raising murder hornet fears
Lewiston Tribune, Idaho via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 30—State officials have been bugged lately by people who have mistaken a large, orange insect they have encountered for another creature with a nefarious reputation. Danielle Evans, horticulture ...
Northern giant hornet appears undetected in Washington state
KIRO via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Asian giant hornet, renamed the Northern giant hornet, seems to have completely disappeared in Washington state. Researchers with the Washington State Department of Agriculture said 960 ...
Answer Woman: Did I find a 'murder hornet' in my backyard?
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday's burning question is about big wasps and whether murder hornets have made their way to...