Scientists have shed new light on the evolution of an important species of wasp—and believe that the findings could help improve the effectiveness of natural pest control.

Whatever happened to the giant murder hornets? It seems like 2019 was so long ago, but that is when the Asian giant hornets ...

This honeydew is a great food source for a particular kind of fungus. We call it black mold, an apt name even if it is not ...

Researchers have produced what is probably the most comprehensive list of bee species in Connecticut, noting 388 of them so ...

It’s the season for cicadas again, and this year Oklahoma is going to miss the major brood birth, which will occur around the Kentucky and Tennessee, biologists say. Kelly Agnew, a Tulsa biologist who ...

Northern giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia), also known as Asian giant hornets, are an invasive species in North America but ...

If you see a nest, don’t go near it. Lone workers of the Asian hornet will probably not bother you in the normal course of things – they have jobs to do. But if you get too close to their nest, or ...

As its name suggests, the Asian hornet’s origin is southeast Asia, where it exists in various colour forms and co-exists with ...

Boggs is careful to note that while they do sting, yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps are beneficial ... Their nests are often found below ground. Bald-faced hornets are around ...

“Wasp population dynamics ... but poses a risk to bees and could contaminate honey. German wasps and common wasps tend to form nests in the ground or clay-covered nests in trees.

Dusting is the preferred method for yellow jacket removal, as this species builds nests in the ground ... at a bonafide wasp infestation. You don’t want to kill the bees along with the wasps.

Unlike honey bees that can ... to stings and for nests inside wall voids or that require a ladder to access, contact a professional. By midsummer to fall, ground wasp populations are at their ...