PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Same hornet, new name. The Entomological Society of America announced Monday that it has adopted a new name for the Asian giant hornet, also known as the murder hornet.

The Asian giant hornet, popularly known as the murder hornet, is getting a new moniker. This week, the Entomological Society of America announced that it will officially adopt the term “northern ...

Entomological Society of America (ESA) President Jessica Ware said the new name, northern giant hornet, will help clear confusion about the species in media reports and move away from a name that ...

Mandarinia’s superlative size, painful sting and violent tendencies have made it a popular topic in the media, where it has been referred to as the “Asian giant hornet” and the “murder ...

What’s been called a “murder hornet” or “Asian giant hornet” now has a somewhat official, maybe kinder, name. Meet the northern giant hornet. That’s what the Entomological Society of ...

While conducting their research, the scientists found multiple insects from the vespa soror species, also known as the southern giant hornet. It’s the first time the species has been found in ...

The northern giant hornet — commonly referred to as the "murder hornet" — has been officially eradicated in the United States, federal and Washington state officials announced Wednesday.

The mistaken identity has happened every summer since the first murder hornets, also known as northern giant or Asian giant hornets, were spotted in Washington state in 2020. “Northern giant ...

The presence of northern giant hornets, which are native to Asia and have only recently been introduced to North America., became a hot topic in 2019 when authorities in Nanaimo, B.C., reported ...

The Washington and U.S. Departments of Agriculture announced the eradication Wednesday, saying there had been no detections of the northern giant hornet in Washington since 2021. The news ...

On Monday, the Entomological Society of America announced that it has adopted a new name for the Asian giant hornet, stating that the species Vespa mandarinia will be known as the northern giant ...