Cicada Killer Wasps (unknown species) (Sphecius spp.) on Jul 11, 2023

Submitter has sample

Description of specimen

Murder hornet Crooked River Ranch on Horny Hollow Trail road. July 11, 2023 11:30am We have the dead body in a jar.

Paul & Claudia Haggerty.......541-270-6581

Commentary

Thank you for your report! No Northern Giant Hornets have been found in Oregon yet. This is a cicada killer of the genus Sphecius. They are native and generally not aggressive.

Tom Valente
July 11, 2023, 7:07 a.m.