Finland's largest wasp, the European hornet, is spreading north due to warmer summers and milder winters. Though intimidating ...

European hornets need hollow trees for their nests, which leads them to be found in forests and at the edge of forests, where new houses are being built at a steady pace.

Often feared, but fascinating up close — the European hornet calmly drinks sweet oak sap. Discover this peaceful side of a ...

European hornets dine on spiders, caterpillars, grasshoppers, flies, bees, and other wasps. A large colony can consume a pound or more of insects per day.

I found this dead European hornet about a week ago. It was lying on the front end loader of a John Deere tractor. I do not know how or why it died. Maybe our recent extensive wet weather played a ...

The European hornet has a distinct "teardrop" shape coming from the black stripe that's on the left. Murder hornets have stripes that go straight across.

“European hornets are not common in Georgia, but they're not terribly rare either. They are an introduced species, but they've been here over 200 years,” Hinkle said.

European hornets need hollow trees for their nests, which leads them to be found in forests and at the edge of forests, where new houses are being built at a steady pace.