Curious about where wasps like to build their nests and the reasons behind it? Various wasp species choose different ...

Unfortunately, that's the yellow jacket, an aggressive social wasp that can sting multiple times. Yellow jacket is the common name of several species that typically build nests in cavities rather ...

In parts of the world where winters are milder, colonies can continue to grow. ‘I think the biggest common wasp nests are in Australia,’ says Gavin. ‘There can be as many as two million workers. When ...

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

Welsh-born Seirian Sumner has seen many a wasp-nest soap opera unfold in the steamy jungles of Asia and Central America. But what she witnessed during a 2005 field season in Panama led her to some ...

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

Aucklanders who feel like they have been dealing with more wasps are not imagining it. An ecology professor said a long, dry summer had led to the region being swarmed by wasps. Auckland Council ...

Photo / Melanie Camoin While working at Landcare Research, Beggs helped develop Vespex, a toxic bait that wipes out nests of German and common wasps within days. “As a rule of thumb, we should ...