Originally from Asia, the yellow-legged hornet preys on honeybees and has been devastating to hives in Europe where the pest is more common.

The invasive insects have been spreading across the United States for over a decade, leaving behind poop that bees are ...

Asian honey bees rally against giant hornet invasions with an acoustic response that resembles the alarm shrieks of birds, ...

Efforts to stamp out yellow-legged hornets in New Zealand are widening. Biodiversity New Zealand is expanding the 5-kilometre ...

Biosecurity NZ has now doubled its surveillance zone for the insect on Auckland's North Shore Biosecurity teams will now ...

The zone was at 5km from detection sites in Glenfield and Birkdale but has now been extended based on the latest ...

So far more than 3500 properties have been searched within 200 metres of confirmed finds, Biosecurity NZ says.

When the late summer sun falls over Ireland's Wicklow Mountains, the slopes turn purple with blooming heather. Honeybees are moved to the heathlands for the sought-after heather honey, but their ...

Officials with the Clemson University Department of Plant Industry (DPI) confirmed a significant spread of the invasive ...

Insects are often tiny and easily overlooked, yet some pose serious threats to human health and life, either through venomous stings, aggressive behaviour, or disease transmission. Understanding which ...

The yellow-legged hornet is on the move across South Carolina, raising concerns the exotic bug will hurt the beekeeping ...

Invasive yellow-legged hornets are spreading in South Carolina, posing threats to honeybees. Clemson said the latest sighting ...