This story was produced by Knowable Magazine. In August 2023, a beekeeper near the port of Savannah, Georgia, noticed that ...

They attack the beehive, kill the adult bees, leave their bodies ... Researchers have also observed Asian hornets around flower patches, which drives away honeybees, bumblebees, and other pollinators.

Scientists are now on a hunt for the hornets, hoping to eradicate the species before they wipe out US bees. Loss of bumblebees driven ... Multiple stings can kill humans, even those who are ...

because the insect is known to attack honey bees, with a few of the hornets capable of wiping out an entire hive in hours. “The hornets enter a 'slaughter phase' where they kill bees by ...