European hornets have distinct looks, depending on their role in the central hive. Workers — the most common type seen flying around outside — grow to be about an inch to an inch-and-a-half long.

European hornets need hollow trees for their nests, which leads them to be found in forests and at the edge of forests, where new houses are being built at a steady pace.

Beekeepers are highlighting the difference between Asian hornets, shown on the left, and European hornets Beekeepers are ...

European hornets dine on spiders, caterpillars, grasshoppers, flies, bees, and other wasps. A large colony can consume a pound or more of insects per day.

I found this dead European hornet about a week ago. It was lying on the front end loader of a John Deere tractor. I do not know how or why it died. Maybe our recent extensive wet weather played a ...

The European hornet has a distinct "teardrop" shape coming from the black stripe that's on the left. Murder hornets have stripes that go straight across.

The hornets can often be mistaken for other insects like yellow jackets, however, European hornets are larger by comparison and primarily yellow, black and red.

“European hornets are not common in Georgia, but they're not terribly rare either. They are an introduced species, but they've been here over 200 years,” Hinkle said.