Reminder: No murder hornets in WNY; how to identify lookalikes

The European hornet, left, is only half the size of the Asian giant hornet, but it seems huge if it’s in your yard. Notice that the black bands on the European hornet have what look like upside-down crowns and the Asian giant hornet has solid black bands. Photo courtesy Hanna Royals, Museum Collections: Hymenoptera, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org by Connie Oswald Stofko “We do not have Asian giant hornets (also known as murder hornets) anywhere in Western New York,” said…