The collective panic led AgriLife to make a Facebook post assuring residents the suspects were not murder hornets, but rather, a common large wasp— the Eastern cicada killer. Despite the false ...

But TAMU experts say they're probably seeing eastern cicada killers, which are common this time of year. Editor's note: The above video originally aired in 2020. The mistaken identity has happened ...

We are starting to see the most impressive wasp found in Ohio. Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus) are large, solitary wasps. The cicada killer is one of the largest wasps in North America.