March brings warmer temperatures and the return of queen wasps emerging from winter hibernation. After spending cold months ...

Have you ever noticed a papery nest tucked under an eave or hidden in a tree and wondered how it got there? Wasps are ...

Don't let wasps ruin outdoor season.

Hexagons are mutually associated with bees and wasps, as both insect species build their nests using this humble six-sided shape. Anyone who stumbles upon a bee or wasp nest in nature will be greeted ...

If you’ve been outside recently, you likely have come across a common summer nuisance: wasps. While different kinds of wasps become active at different times of the summer, there are some varieties ...

Recent calls to the Purdue Extension office have prompted me to re-visit a topic I have written about before: bees or wasps that form an elaborate nest and function as a colony. We call them “social” ...

You may be willing to try almost anything to keep wasps away from your home and backyard. It’s hard to enjoy patio season when a colony of wasps is hovering nearby. In your search for how to get rid ...

A Dalhousie University student is collecting wasp nests to analyze them for the presence of heavy metals such as copper and chromium.

Question: What can I do to prevent wasps from making nests around my home? I don't like using chemicals, but we had to spray their nests multiple times last year to finally get rid of them. Answer: ...