Imagine walking through a quiet garden and spotting a mysterious grayish structure clinging to a tree branch—a wasp nest. It ...

If a wasp does sting you, Texas Parks and Wildlife suggests the following: Remove the stinger. Washing sting with soap and ...

We wanted to know what's inside a giant paper wasps nest. So we cast it in epoxy resin and then cut it in half with our ...

Though it’s only April, don’t be surprised if you have already seen a wasp or two. Are you starting to notice large reddish-brown insects with wings? This is most likely the Paper Wasp ...

Then I noticed my enemy. Perched on my rolled-up window stood an agitated wasp. She climbed up the window, buzzing. From my side eye, I guessed she was a paper wasp. My heart raced. What ought I do?

Slackers, Take Note Polybia paper wasps in Costa Rica bite nestmates to goad them into foraging for food, water or building material, says the University of Washington’s Sean O’Donnell ...

The monarch butterfly population in the eastern United States has declined sharply — an estimated 80% loss since the 1990s. Among the factors contributing to the decline: Loss of habitat, exposure to ...

By creating a garden that supports caterpillars, you’re nurturing the next generation of butterflies and moths and ...

As with most social insects, Panamanian paper wasp workers forsake their rights to reproduce for lives spent tending to the queen’s brood. Because nestmates are all genetically related, wasps preserve ...

There were paper wasps building their chambered papery nest and stingless bees pollinating flowers as well. Every season had interesting insights to offer about these fascinating insects ...