As high temperatures persist across parts of California, you may have noticed an uptick of stinging insects zipping around your property. Wasp season is typically between March and November but the ...

They buzz. They hover. Sometimes they sting. But how much do you really know about these insects that can menace our summers? By Cara Giaimo Wasps get a bad rap. And sometimes, they deserve it.

URBANA — Wasps have an undeserved bad reputation. While some species can be a tad on the aggressive side, they are, as a whole, rather beneficial, said horticulture educator Ken Johnson, with the ...

The Big Wasp Survey, a citizen science project involving thousands of volunteers throughout the UK, has yielded important genetic insights into the common wasp, reports a study led by UCL researchers.

HOUSTON — Large wasps spotted around Montgomery County recently are making people nervous, but experts say there's no need to worry -- they're not murder hornets. The Montgomery County Texas A&M ...

A potentially dangerous twist has emerged in recovery efforts from last week’s catastrophic flooding in western North Carolina. Some of the large trees that fell across roads and hiking trails are ...

Some wasps have developed bigger eyes, and thus better vision, to read the social cues written on the faces of their sister wasps, according to a new University of California, Berkeley, study. "The ...

Q: These large wasps are chewing bark off of certain plants in my yard. What are they doing and why, and should I be worried? A: This is a European Hornet, a non-native social wasp that’s been in the ...