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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...
Yellow-legged hornets show up in US. 9 things you should know as Florida keeps watch
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAs if the alligators, crocodiles, disease-carrying mosquitoes, Burmese pythons — we'll stop there —...
Scientists will set 1,000 traps for murder hornets this year
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoScientists will set about 1,000 traps this year in their quest to wipe out the Asian giant hornet in...
Has the Asian 'murder hornet' made its way to NC? Despite some reports, officials say not yet.
Star News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLike ghosts, bigfoot and the Carolina panther, possible sightings of the scary-looking insect have...
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...
Officials issue warning after finding cousin of the fear-inducing ‘murder hornet’ on U.S. soil: The...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn 2019, the murder hornet was spotted in North America for the first time. According to National...
'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...
Florida beekeepers on alert for predatory yellow-legged hornet after sighting in Georgia
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLocal beekeepers last week expressed concern about the recent sighting of a predatory hornet in...
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...
Say Goodbye to America’s Racist Birds
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSay ‘see ya’ to Scott’s oriole, a black and yellow bird native to the Southwestern U.S. The bird isn’t going anywhere—but its moniker is to be nixed,...
