murder hornet
noun
plural murder hornets
: northern giant hornet
Note: This insect, formerly known as the Asian giant hornet, murder hornet, or Japanese giant hornet, was officially renamed the northern giant hornet by the Entomological Society of America in July 2022 in order to comply with Society policies discouraging geographic references for invasive species.
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So, murder hornets pose a major threat not just to bees but also to other local insects.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The report came just about four months after a separate murder hornet detection on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The murder hornet, formally known as the northern giant hornet, has been eradicated five years after it was first spotted in Washington state, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
This remote monitor has a bait station that can detect the presence of the murder hornet and distinguish it from other insects.
—Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Between earthquakes popping up in unusual places, murder hornets making a brief debut a couple years ago (remember those?), and the price of a Trader Joe’s banana rising for the first time in decades, the world seems to be increasingly unpredictable.
—Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
In: Georgia Bees murder hornet Agriculture Simrin Singh Simrin Singh is a social media producer and trending content writer for CBS News.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
Washington state eradicated a giant nest of nearly 1,500 murder hornets in 2021.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
Earlier this year, nearly 1,000 hornet traps were set in Whatcom County, where the murder hornets were confirmed.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The report came just about four months after a separate murder hornet detection on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The murder hornet, formally known as the northern giant hornet, has been eradicated five years after it was first spotted in Washington state, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
This remote monitor has a bait station that can detect the presence of the murder hornet and distinguish it from other insects.
—Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Between earthquakes popping up in unusual places, murder hornets making a brief debut a couple years ago (remember those?), and the price of a Trader Joe’s banana rising for the first time in decades, the world seems to be increasingly unpredictable.
—Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
In: Georgia Bees murder hornet Agriculture Simrin Singh Simrin Singh is a social media producer and trending content writer for CBS News.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
Washington state eradicated a giant nest of nearly 1,500 murder hornets in 2021.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
Earlier this year, nearly 1,000 hornet traps were set in Whatcom County, where the murder hornets were confirmed.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022
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“Murder hornet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murder%20hornet. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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