making them one of the most feared stinging insects. Despite their name, bald-faced hornets are actually a type of yellow jacket. These striking wasps are black with distinctive white markings on ...

Some wasps tend to be more aggressive than others, though: Paper wasps, yellowjackets, and bald-faced hornets pose more serious stinging hazards while mud-daubers aren’t as aggressive.

The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a honey bee hive in a matter of hours, has been declared eradicated ...

an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a honey bee hive in a matter of hours, has been declared eradicated in the U.S., five years after ...