As birdwatchers, we are trained to look for things out of the ordinary. That blot in a tree or movement in the brush just may ...

They will settle anywhere, with some species preferring hollow trees, rock crevices or manmade structures. Some choose to nest underground. The process begins when a queen wasp emerges from ...

He believed the weather had an impact on the number of wasps and nests being found. "People haven't been outside as much to spot them building up," he said. "Some of the ones we have been to this ...

This is a tomographic imaging of a wasp in amber: The dark-field sagittal slice of a wasp in amber clearly shows the insects wings. Image data collected at ESRF beamline ID19. Disclaimer ...

The handful of colony-living, nest-building species is just a tiny fraction of overall wasp diversity, estimated at more than 9,000 species in the UK alone. Most wasps are solitary, some are tiny ...

Wasp stings are no joking matter. This time of year, stinging insects are fierce. You might come across a yellow jacket hive or hornet nest nest anywhere in your yard, beneath your deck ...

“Simply passing too close to a wasp nest can trigger an attack as the pests are very aggressive.” Some wasps tend to be more aggressive than others, though: Paper wasps ...

Also, some wasps are adept at hiding their nests, which can also impact the cost. Wasps are drawn to yards during warm weather and to interior spaces during cold weather. Some species are no big ...

Ground bee nests can also become home to colonies of aggressive wasps (such as yellow jackets) that nest in the ground. Luckily, removing ground nesting bees from your property and keeping them ...

But you may be more familiar with the black and yellow social species. Colonies of social wasps are considered annoying pests - they often nest in manmade structures and deal out painful stings if you ...

It's never fun to find a ground wasp nest in your backyard. These pests get angry and territorial when their nest is threatened, and merely walking near the hive can be interpreted as an assault.