Recent calls to the Purdue Extension office have prompted me to re-visit a topic I have written about before: bees or wasps that form an elaborate nest and function as a colony. We call them “social” ...

With summer comes warm weather, beach trips and those pesky flying insects that can cause a lot of problems. Hornets, wasps and bees can cause damage, create nests and swarm residents and pets when ...

Stinging insects, such as bees, wasps and hornets, can become quite active in the fall season, as they begin to prepare for winter. Two large nests were recently removed from areas of Staten Island. A ...

“The bees seem to be doing very well this year,” Altobell said. But if honey bees are doing well, that means other bees, like hornets and wasps, are out too. “This year’s been a bad year for yellow ...

At first glance, the hexagonal cells build by honey bees and social wasps may seem similar, but they are significantly different. Honey bees build using wax, whereas wasps use paper. Honey bees build ...

The public has been urged to be vigilant following the discovery of an Asian hornet in Northern Ireland. The insect was ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - With summertime weather in full swing, many insects are buzzing around the Tri-State, including some that could be harmful to you, your children and even your pets. Yellow jackets, ...

“Culturally, we are brought up to hate or fear wasps." To humans, wasps are not as popular or as well-liked as bees, according to a new study from the University College London that was published in ...

Honeydew, the sugary exudate of the scale insect Ultracoelostoma brittini, is an important food source in black beech (Nothofagus solandri var. solandri) forests in the South Island of New Zealand.

A wet winter means more flowers, more flowers means more food for honey bees, and more food means more bees. At least in Napa. George Altobell, who has been beekeeping for three years, said that he’s ...