'Murder Hornet' Rebranding Makes A Clean Break From Crime
The murder hornet is breaking up with its killer name.
The Entomological Society of America said it plans to rebrand the species as the northern giant hornet, dropping all references to the pest previously known as the murder hornet or Asian giant hornet. The Washington State Department of Agriculture will adopt the change.
Northern giant hornets can grow to more than 2 inches long and can kill a human with multiple stings. The state’s endorsement of the name change adds to the insect’s shift away from violence, as its first North American sighting was in Washington in 2019.
The new name — and the aka Vespa mandarinia — was hatched by state agriculture department entomologist Chris Looney, who has been deeply involved in research and eradication efforts and furthers scientists’ goals to avoid referencing geographic regions in names, the state said.
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Murder Hornets they will always be.
