![Hornet Wasp](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/09/Murder-Hornet-scaled-e1658868085195.jpg)
When Cody Lawson saw an ominous-looking wasp in Denver, he sent us a photo and wondered if it was a murder hornet. For the answer, we checked in with Lisa Mason, a CSU Extension agent in Fort Collins who specializes in native bees, other pollinators, insects and citizen science.