Hidden nests can turn your backyard barbecue into an indoor pizza party once wasps start dive-bombing your can of Coke. But what to do, besides hide? "First, let's start with the type of wasp that ...

Phil Warburton is one of millions of citizen scientists around the globe helping fill the gaps in knowledge for entomologists ...

It’s difficult to enjoy a summer barbecue or an evening outside on the patio with wasps and hornets buzzing around. They’re ...

Conservationists credit a species of parasitoid wasp for keeping Wilkins ... ecological expertise and the wasps have given the buntings a much-needed lifeline.” PA Images/Getty The effort ...

Bald-faced hornets are mostly black with white markings that are more pronounced on their face. Many people are afraid of wasps and hornets, so their first response when they see a nest is to call ...

Two of the most common digger wasps in northern New England are the great golden digger wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus) and great black digger wasp (S. pensylvanicus). These hefty wasps first appear in July ...

Back to my red-wasp encounter. I was evidently too close to the nest. Our house is in the woods, and having wasps' nests around and in the eaves is something I am used to. This year I had checked ...

Wasps have generally earned themselves a bad reputation. But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem. There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in ...

Chrysonotomyia susbelli is about 1 millimeter in length with a depth of physical detail, photos ... The wasps come out of a “microhabitat” of “tumorlike growths” made by a gall wasp ...

As summer transitions into fall, Abell Pest Control has observed a 10% increase in calls related to wasp and hornet activity. This increase can be attributed to a combination of a wet and hot summer ...

Home owners are being warned to watch out for the signs of wasp infestation as we head into the autumn. Rentokil Pest Control says the Common and German Wasps present a threat of infestation over ...