Chandigarh: The Rock Honey bee (Apis dorsata) deploys formidable air defences by virtue of its massed stings. When the bee ...

An unusually large, black insect is increasingly being spotted in German gardens, initially resembling a hornet at first ...

Hornets and bees have many similarities, but what are there key differences? Read here to learn more about their differences.

Invasive insects like the tiger mosquito and the Asian hornet are becoming increasingly common across Europe, with devastating consequences for human health, agriculture and the environment.

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly keen on acquiring Trey Murphy III from the New Orleans Pelicans to bolster their roster around Luka Dončić. With ...

Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia) are the largest social wasp in the world and have been given the dramatic name of ‘murder hornet’ in the media due to their ability to raid beehives and ...

The Asian hornet is a very large social wasp (about an inch long), but it’s slightly smaller than our resident hornet. The form that has arrived in Europe is mostly black, but its fourth ...

Kent recorded more than half of the sightings, with 44 out of 71 reported. Other hotspots were East Sussex, with 15, three in Sussex, and five in Hampshire. A hornet was also reported in Greater ...

Earlier this year, researchers at the University of Exeter carried out genetic analysis to identify prey species in the guts of more than 1,500 hornet larvae from 103 nests in Jersey, France ...

The study drew attention to the potential impact on agriculture, noting that 43 of the 50 most commonly identified species eaten by the hornet larvae are known to visit flowers. These included ...

The research team employed deep sequencing to determine the prey species within the guts of over 1,500 Asian hornet larvae, which consume food supplied by adult hornets. They found that out of the ...

I continued my independent research while eating hornet larvae and interacting with the local people. Two years ago, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to conduct research at Kobe University.