Posts Tagged: hornet
About That Yellow-Legged Hornet Detected in Georgia
Folks in Georgia have more than Georgia on their minds. It's about this yellow-legged hornet...
The egg-shaped nest of a yellow-legged hornet, Vespa velutina. This 33 feet high on a Liriodendron tulipífera and identified in November 2015 at the Plaza Pedro Nunes, Porto, Portugal. It became visible when autumn leaves fell. (Photo by Paula Jorge, courtesy of Wikipedia)
The yellow-legged hornet, Vespa velutina. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
Stinging Insects of Summer
You've likely come across a bee, wasp, or hornet this summer. While these insects can cause...
Targeting the Asian Giant Hornet, aka Murder Hornet, and Now 'The Northern Giant Hornet'
“Weird and Wonderful Wasps,” including the Asian giant hornet, aka “murder...
The Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, dubbed by the news media as "the murder hornet" and now commonly known as "the Northern Giant Hornet." (Image courtesy of the Washington State Department of Agriculture)
Bohart Museum of Entomology Sets Special Events for Fall Season
Bohart Museum of Entomology officials have announced their schedule of special weekend...
This is a mud dauber wasp, Sceliphron caementarium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This work, "Harlequin Bug," is by Mary Foley Benson when she worked as a scientific illustrator for the Smithsonian Institution. It was published in 1952 in "Insects: Yearbook of Agriculture."
This is a flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Murder Hornets: Murder in the First Degree?
Want to learn about "murder hornets?" Entomologists cringe every time someone substitutes the...
The Asian giant hornet, which the news media named "murder hornet." (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Agriculture)