European hornets are also commonly called brown hornets and giant hornets. Most of these insects die off in the fall. Only the queens — who are in charge of reproduction — survive the winter.

Asian giant hornets' stings are especially dangerous ... behavior makes them particularly dangerous in numbers. The European hornet, the largest wasp species native to Europe, is recognizable ...

such as the European hornet, brought to the East Coast in 1840. The Asian giant hornet was recently discovered nesting in the ...

Not from varroa mites, pesticides, colony collapse disorder, or any of the many other perils now facing honeybee populations across the world, but from hornets—each one a red-eyed giant next to ...

YouTube channel Insects Sniper has captured time-lapse footage an Asian giant hornet queen building her nest over a three-day period. The nest is made from chewed wood and saliva which gives it a ...

They are not to be confused with the Giant Asian hornet ... no greater threat to human health than wasps or the native European hornets, but advised people to be cautious if they suspected ...