While beneficial to the environment, cicada killer wasps can be understandably scary to see in your yard. Here's what to do ...

Red wasps, especially the Carolina paper wasp, are known to be more aggressive than typical paper wasps and can sting with little provocation. Multiple species of red wasps exist in the South, making ...

Pictured here is a red paper wasp, one of 22 species of paper wasps known to exist in North America. Paper wasps are so called because they build paper nests. I once observed one carefully cutting ...

Wasp season is here and from mid-March to late August, they are the most active. There are several ways to avoid them and keep them far away from your home, and they include pennies, cucumbers and not ...

There are three groups of fascinating wildlife that folks have difficulty appreciating — wasps, spiders and snakes. Today, we’ll discuss wasps. All wasps are beneficial. They feed on — and feed to ...

Common wasp species and similar pests include bald-faced hornets, mud daubers, hornets, paper wasps, red wasps, and yellow jackets. Each type of wasp tends to have slightly different aggression levels ...

Texas is among the hottest states in America. And where there’s heat, there’s insects. Wasps are no exception. If you’ve ever been stung by a wasp, the first whir of a buzz may send you running inside ...

There are two species of red paper wasps in Oklahoma, the fine-backed red paper wasp (Polistes carolina) and the coarse-backed red paper wasp (Polistes rubiginosus). I believe the former is the more ...