Most ground-nesting wasps are solitary and mind their own business as they pollinate plants and prey on unwelcome garden pests, such as caterpillars. But social wasps, which live in a colony with a ...

Ground wasps are tiny terrors that seem to appear out of nowhere and ruin your summer. You're out mowing the lawn, enjoying the sun, when suddenly -- BAM! A stinger to the leg and a painful ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Yellowjackets are a common nuisance in yards across the country. In fact, this aggressive wasp, which often stings without provocation, ...

If you’ve had a barbecue outside, you have probably experienced yellow jackets foraging for food. They are primarily scavengers, and they start to show up at picnics and barbecues, around garbage cans ...

Those wasps you hate? They’re the best organic pest control around. Here’s how to keep them happy (and avoid getting stung). By Margaret Roach Attention, spheksophobes: Wasps just want to help. And ...

CONCORD, N.H. -- Forest managers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states soon will enlist wasps to help search for a tree-killing insect that has been devastating woodlands. They plan to use colonies ...

Connal McLean is affiliated with The Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust and The Entomological Society of New Zealand. Jennifer Jandt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...