The Georgia Department of Agriculture recently announced a yellow-legged hornet was found near Savannah, Georgia. It is the first known spotting in the U.S. and is considered a predator to honeybees.
The insect is much smaller than the northern giant hornet, which earned the nickname of the "murder hornet" due to the way it kills its prey.Yellow-legged hornet .
The department said an average nest population is around 6,000, which can be detrimental to any native insect species. Residents are urged to report sightings to their local extension office or the Department of Agriculture. The department did not say how they believe the hornet arrived in the Peach State or how long it has been in the Southeast.
It is widely thought its cousin, the "murder hornet," arrived in the Pacific Northwest aboard a cargo vessel in 2019.
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