Unlike their friendly, flower-pollinating cousin, the bee, wasps are best known for stinging people, ruining picnics, and ...

Before you knock a wasp nest, make sure you’ve thoroughly sprayed it and wait to ensure the stinging insects are dead. Maria Elena Scott Ouch! Have you taken a walk outside and gotten a surprise sting ...

You spend enough time outside, you’re going to get stung. Maybe it’s while you’re weeding, or moving lumber, or trying to ...

Nobody likes getting stung by a bee, wasp or hornet, but for many of us, the risk is far greater than just temporary swelling, inflammation and pain. “Most of the time, the swelling is going to be ...

Wasps are beneficial as pollinators and pest controls, but a nest near your house can cause problems. Not all wasps are aggressive, but they will sting to protect their nests or if they feel ...

I’ve tried every known remedy to eliminate what I was sure were hornets (more on that in a bit) in my backyard, but after two summers of battling them, I’m ready to concede: They have won the war. The ...

The UK is in the midst of one of its hottest summers on record, with multiple heatwaves throughout June and July. Now, a pest control expert has revealed an unexpected side–effect of this balmy ...

There are over 100,000 species of wasps, each with different habits and life cycles. Wasps are important pollinators and help control harmful insects that destroy food crops. Drones or worker wasps ...

I’d like to get some information on wasps. Should I automatically destroy any nests I find? I seem to remember that wasps pollinate flowers. I’ve also read that some wasps eliminate garden pests. — ...

Though it’s only April, don’t be surprised if you have already seen a wasp or two. Are you starting to notice large reddish-brown insects with wings? This is most likely the Paper Wasp, a common Texas ...

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a ... wasp! As temperatures in Middle Tennessee start to increase, the insect has decided to make its grand return with an extra bit of pizzazz. The common wasp, or ...

Whether you're mowing the lawn or hosting a cookout, the last thing you want to worry about is stinging insects such as wasps. But the truth is that wasps have a somewhat undeserved bad reputation.