While yellowjackets and other wasps typically come around this time of year, entomologists say they've been seeing more reports earlier than expected While yellowjackets and other wasps typically come ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Lisa Romerein / Getty Images Credit: Lisa Romerein / Getty Images There are a lot of annoying insects that can start to ...

It's never fun to find a ground wasp nest in your backyard. These pests get angry and territorial when their nest is threatened, and merely walking near the hive can be interpreted as an assault. This ...

During the Fall months, cool and dry conditions prompt visits to local pumpkin patches, corn mazes, festivals, and football games. However, the Fall months are when flying insects like hornets and ...

It happens to every homeowner at some point. You look up and see a yellowjacket nest hanging somewhere around your home. It’s not safe to leave the nest alone and live near a colony of yellowjackets, ...

“It was the size of a small Volkswagen,” says entomologist Jonathan Simkins. Simkins is talking about this huge wasp nest discovered on some hunting grounds in central Florida. The biggest nest he’d ...

It is wasp season, and if you're thinking there are more than usual this time of year, you're probably right. Wasps are whirring all around the Cincinnati region, diving in your cherry soda and ...

Yellow jackets are honey-bee size wasp (about 1/2 to 3/4 inch long) that is black in color with bright yellow markings. (Honey bees are golden or brown.) Yellow jackets build paper nests similar to ...

Have you noticed yourself dodging more stinging insects outside lately? Or have you been one of the many to actually get stung? Welcome to “Angry Wasp Season.” While many mistake them for bees, the ...