The Real Story Behind Asian giant hornets known as Murder Hornets or Halloween Hornets

Published: Aug. 16, 2021, 5:51 p.m.

The story of the Asian giant hornet, or murder hornet, starts with an email: \u201cI found a bug...what is it\u201d? Dr. Gwen Pearson runs the Human Insect Interaction Lab for Purdue Entomology and candidly discusses many common myths associated with the hornets. Dr. Pearson also explains a convincing argument for describing the insects as Halloween hornets instead of Murder hornets.