Vespa velutina, an invasive species from Southeast Asia that first showed up in Europe in 2004, is a general predator, but it targets honey bees.

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 Island.

Initially attracted to the honey bee hive by hive pheromones, yellow-legged hornets position themselves away from hive entrances, waiting for returning foragers, resulting in a "carpeting" of ...