Sep. 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 ...

In a case of mistaken identity, the Washington State Department of Agriculture said it is receiving many reports of a giant wasp that looks similar to an Asian giant hornet. The giant wasp, known as a ...

MOSCOW, ID. — If you thought you’ve been seeing northern giant hornets in Idaho, you thought wrong. Researchers from the University of Idaho responded to reports of giant hornets, which are known for ...

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 ...

MOSCOW, Idaho — When murder hornet sightings in Washington hit the headlines in May 2020, many people were concerned about the invasive species making its way to North Idaho. However, University of ...

MOSCOW, Idaho (KIFI) — A harmless, native insect known as the cicada killer wasp is being mistaken throughout Idaho as an international invader with a menacing reputation. University of Idaho ...

HOUSTON — Large wasps spotted around Montgomery County recently are making people nervous, but experts say there's no need to worry -- they're not murder hornets. The Montgomery County Texas A&M ...

When the trillions of periodical cicadas emerge in multiple Midwestern and Southeastern states next month, they will face a unique predator with murderous intent: cicada killer wasps. Cicada killer ...

The name sounds scary, but these wasps don’t want to hurt you — well, unless you’re a cicada. The first thing you’ll likely notice about a cicada killer wasp is its size. Females are larger than males ...