Don't let wasps ruin your outdoor time. Here’s what to do if you see wasps in or around your home and how to keep wasps away ...

“Wasps pose significant dangers, as even a single wasp or a large group can inflict harm or even be fatal to sensitive individuals and pets,” says pest control expert Ray Hess.

Solitary wasps, such as mud daubers and cicada killer wasps, are rarely a problem for people. They don't build large colonies. Though they do have venom, they use it to paralyze their prey.

Over 4,000 species of wasps occur in North America. Wasps belong to a large group of insects which includes ants, bees and related insects. Social vs. solitary ...

A variety of flora and fauna are thriving in east London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where more species of bee, bird, ...

There are a number of paper wasp species native to particular areas of the United States, as well as an invasive one, a European variety that has spread nationwide since its arrival in the 1970s ...

The queen is then resigned to laying eggs for the rest of her life. Wasps are architects, continually growing their nests to house the rising numbers of insects in the colony. Some species' nests are ...

Beginning in spring, the queen wasp emerges from hibernation to build a fresh nest for the colony. ... Paper Wasps: reddish-brown with a pinched waist, large in size up to an inch with grey wings.

Wasps are looking for large bodies of water such as pools and ponds to cool themselves down, ... Several wasps feed on Queen’s Anne lace plants on June 29, 2012, in Davis, ...

Those big bumble bees and wasps you might have seen in your garden are likely the queens preparing their nests and colonies for summer.