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The further south you go, the bigger the bugs. Heat has a dramatic effect on the growth rate of some species, and North ...
If you are unfortunate enough to have a big insect nest attached to your house – you will want to know whether it belongs to ...
Exoplanet HIP 67522 b, fluffed up to the size of Jupiter, circles so close to its star that it’s triggering violent flares — ...
When the northern giant hornet—nicknamed the “murder hornet”—first showed up in Washington state in 2019, it sparked a wave of panic. These thumb-sized insects, with their piercing stingers and ...
Wasp vs. hornet: what’s the difference? Don’t worry, we’re not picking favorites today, because I’d choose neither. We’re simply going on a little mission to discover the differences between the two!
You can see exactly what it’s like to disturb a nest of giant hornets in a YouTube short posted by @VashumEndeavor. The video shows people in biotech suits breaking up Asian giant hornet nests.
For the first time in the United States, scientists have discovered a live nest of invasive Asian giant hornets, sometimes known as “murder hornets.” Washington State entomologists plan to ...
The untold, dramatic story behind the discovery of America’s first murder hornet nest In October 2020, after months of urgent work, researchers found an Asian giant hornet hive in Washington ...
The Washington State Department of Agriculture hopes there’s a little less buzz when it comes to Asian giant hornets in 2022.
BLAINE, Wash. - The Washington State Department of Agriculture says the three Asian Giant Hornet nests found in Whatcom County last year were started prior to the eradication of the first nest in ...
All three Asian Giant Hornet (or Murder Hornet) nests that were found in Whatcom County during 2021 were related to the nest that was eradicated in 2020.
Murder hornets, or Asian giant hornets, are the world's largest wasps and are invading North America.