No, That's Not A Giant Hornet: U Of I Entomologists Educate Community After False Sightings
September 29, 2022
September 29, 2022
MOSCOW, Idaho, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release:
A harmless, native insect known as the cicada killer wasp is being mistaken throughout Idaho as an international invader with a menacing reputation.
University of Idaho Extension Entomologists Jason Thomas, of Minidoka County, and Brad Stokes, of Elmore County, recently responded to several purported sightings of northern giant hornets - formerly referred to as murder hornets . . .
A harmless, native insect known as the cicada killer wasp is being mistaken throughout Idaho as an international invader with a menacing reputation.
University of Idaho Extension Entomologists Jason Thomas, of Minidoka County, and Brad Stokes, of Elmore County, recently responded to several purported sightings of northern giant hornets - formerly referred to as murder hornets . . .