“Every Yellow-legged hornet embryo nest that we are able to find and destroy this spring represents thousands of hornets that will never come into existence,” Georgia Ag. Commissioner Tyler Harper ...

A search and destroy mission is on for the yellow-legged hornet, an insect highly sought after by Clemson University's Department of Plant Industry. The mission comes after a Beaufort County man ...

Residents, beware! The yellow-legged hornets have been spotted again in one of Georgia’s largest cities.

More on the yellow-legged hornet from DPI: "The first known detection of the hornet in South Carolina was Nov. 9, 2023, and came after DPI’s Apiary Inspection Program collaborated with the ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Department of Agriculture has eradicated three Yellow-Legged Hornet’s nets over a 24-hour period. The department says this happened Wednesday, July 17th and ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Officials with the Clemson University of Plant Industry successfully executed a search and destroy mission against a yellow-legged hornet nest near Hilton Head ...

Yellow-legged Hornet embryo nest (Credit: Georgia Department of Agriculture) What you can do: If you can safely take a photo, you can make a report to the Plant Protection team via email at yellow ...

If you come across a yellow-legged hornet nest, you may report your findings here and include photos. It is advised to leave the nest undisturbed so field inspectors can properly dispose of it.

Yellow legged hornet nest The yellow-legged hornet , which is a native to tropical areas of Asia, was spotted in Chatham County in 2024. The invasive species doesn’t bother humans but could pose ...

The hornets are an invasive species that are well-known to attack honeybees. The hornets builds egg-shaped paper nests above ground and are found in trees. Yellow-legged hornets often build multiple ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Department of Agriculture has eradicated three Yellow-Legged Hornet’s nets over a 24-hour period. The department says this happened Wednesday, July 17th and Thursday ...