The secret to the hornet’s exceptional alcohol-tolerance The study authors investigated how the bodies of oriental hornets break down alcohol. To do this, they labeled the alcohol the insects ...

Efforts quickly began to track and get rid of them. The 2-inch-long hornet, with a stinger longer than that of a typical wasp, can deliver potent venom, but is largely dangerous to bees and other ...

with a stinger longer than that of a typical wasp, can deliver potent venom, but is largely dangerous to bees and other insects, not humans. Eradication efforts started because of the threat the ...

Agriculture and wildlife officials have announced that they have eradicated the infamous "murder hornet" from the US, five years after the headline-generating insects were first spotted in Washington ...

We spent the following week exploring the nest and learning all about wasps. The children were eager and excited to see and ...

Agriculture and wildlife officials have announced that they have eradicated the infamous "murder hornet" from the US, five years after the headline-generating insects were first spotted in ...

"Typically, nests are within 500 metres from where the insects feed which allows the hornet team to observe them flying away from the bait station. "It takes a lot of skill and patience ...

Northern giant hornets pose significant threats to pollinators and native insects. They can wipe out a honey bee hive in as little as 90 minutes, decapitating the bees and then defending the hive ...