(NewsNation) — “Murder hornets,” the largest wasps in the world, have been eradicated from the United States. The U.S. and Washington Departments of Agriculture announced the news Dec. 18 ...

Thanks to the efforts of entomologists, the infestation of murder hornets has been cleared. The invasive species was first detected in the North ... are the largest members of the wasp family ...

The cicada killer is one of the largest wasps in North America. Adults are approximately 1 and 1/8 to 1 and 5/8 inches long, very robust, with a black body marked with yellow to white stripes.

Invasive "murder hornets ... the world's largest wasps with a fearsome reputation, posing a threat to U.S. wildlife and human health. Native to Asia, the hornets arrived in North America in ...

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) SEATTLE (AP) — The world's largest hornet ... National Institutes of Health. The hornets were first detected in North America in British Columbia, Canada ...