Hornets are much bigger insects, around 1.5 inches long, and the queen is the largest of the colony, about 2 inches long. Hornets have smooth stingers and can sting multiple times in a row.

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 ...

Westbury town council has issued a warning about the rise of ‘highly aggressive’ species of hornet in the UK. On Monday, March 31, the town council warned residents of the threat posed to UK honeybees ...