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 ...

Pictured here is a red paper wasp, one of 22 species of paper wasps known to exist in North America. Paper wasps are so called because they build paper nests. I once observed one carefully cutting ...

Alias: Paper wasps are about half an inch to three-quarters of an inch long, smooth and banded with black and yellow. These pests seem to be more prevalent during the late summer and fall months of ...

ASHLAND, MASS. (WHDH) - The town of Ashland has recently been dealing with a massive pest problem in the form of wasps and hornets. The insects, including paper wasps, yellow jackets and hornets, have ...

When most of us think of wasps, we automatically think of noisy insects whose stings hurt badly. They sting just like bees, however, unlike a bee, a wasp can continue to sting you over and over again.

I respect the fact that wasps can sting when threatened or disturbed, but I also respect the fact that they are beneficial. Every time I’ve been stung by wasps, I either accidentally disturbed a nest ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Bees: Love them or hate them, they play an important role in our global ecosystem, in our economy and even in our backyards. But do they deserve the bad wrap they receive ...