As for specific types of wasps you might see, most homeowners are likely dealing with either mud daubers or umbrella wasps (also called paper wasps), says David Price, associate certified entomologist ...

A bee in your bonnet has nothing on a wasp in your belly. Mississippi scientists have discovered a new species of wasp that lays eggs in living flies so the babies burst out of their bellies ...

Wasps are typically more aggressive than honeybees and other common backyard insects. Yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps are all species of wasp that form nests in the spring and ...

Who needs a horror movie when you’ve got tarantula hawks? These wasps paralyze tarantulas so the still-living spider can ...

The wasp will go back to its nest with a small pellet of wood in its mouth and create a sort of laminate of the wood pulp, a bit like paper, that dries and solidifies. This process is repeated ...

Many residents of the Hudson Valley are just now discovering that they have a hornet's nest on their property. Here's what to ...

A new wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been identified by a Rice research team in a ZooKeys research paper ...

With its striking blue and orange colors, this wasp is a top-notch hunter during its peak season from August to October. These large wasps are significant pollinators and they are generally more ...

You can also make your own fake nests by simply hanging up crumpled paper bags. Just make sure they’re out of the rain, so they won't be ruined by a downpour. When wasps just won't leave you ...

A new species of wasp has been discovered parasitizing adult ... host’s brightly pigmented testes” the authors wrote in the paper. “All known parasitoid wasps of flies attack and develop ...

For both species, photographs were taken nine days post-oviposition by the same female wasp. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07919-7 ...

Wasps have generally earned themselves a bad reputation. But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem. There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in ...