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The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, is a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe.
The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) or northern giant hornet, [2] [3] including the color form referred to as the Japanese giant hornet, [4] [5] is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia , South Asia , Mainland Southeast Asia , and parts of the Russian Far East .
The adult hornet eats nectar and fruits and scavenges for insects and animal proteins to feed to its young. [9] Because they are scavengers, the hornets may also serve as a transmitter of disease following consumption of infected plants. [10] The hornets are a primary pest to honey bees, attacking bee colonies to obtain honey and animal ...
Asian "murder hornets", first spotted in the U.S. in 2019, haven't been confirmed in N.C., but climate change and human activity could change that.
Known as the "murder hornet" for their size and lethal venom, the species is the world's largest hornet and can grow up to 2 and a half inches in length. And now they've turned up in Washington ...
The yellow hornet has the largest swarms of all of the hornet species, containing 1,000 to 2,000 workers. [citation needed] Although the yellow hornet is much smaller than the Asian giant hornet, it can be more dangerous to humans because it will attack people in greater numbers. [citation needed]
The infamous hornets, which were first discovered in the US in 2019, have not been seen in three years.
The lesser banded hornet is a small to medium-sized hornet, with queens reaching up to 30 mm, males 26 mm and workers averaging 22 to 25 mm. . The head is brownish red or black, pubescent, with some red markings on frons and vertex, black temple; compound eyes and ocelli black; dark brown antennae and usually pale brown underneath; black clypeus, coarsely punctate, posterior side of clypeus ...