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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...
Has the Asian 'murder hornet' made its way to NC? Despite some reports, officials say not yet.
Star News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLike ghosts, bigfoot and the Carolina panther, possible sightings of the scary-looking insect have...
'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...
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...
Invasive ‘murder hornet’ is getting a rebrand. Here’s why.
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Entomological Society of America (ESA) President Jessica Ware said the new name,...
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...
'Murder Hornet' Rebranding Makes A Clean Break From Crime
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA former murder hornet, now known as the northern giant hornet, wears a tracking device near Blaine,...
Florida beekeepers on alert for predatory yellow-legged hornet after sighting in Georgia
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLocal beekeepers last week expressed concern about the recent sighting of a predatory hornet in...
No more ‘murder hornets’ as entomologists give invasive species this new common name
Bellingham Herald McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoAsian giant hornets, popularly known as “murder hornets,” are now called northern giant hornets by the Entomological Society of America, gaining its first official, common name by the organization ...
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 ...