Learn where wasps build nests in early spring and how to spot them before colonies establish.

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

Social wasps build nests from chewed wood fibers mixed with saliva, creating a durable, paper-like structure made up of tightly packed hexagonal cells. Each cell houses a developing wasp — starting as ...

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 ...

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” ...

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

Summertime has all sorts of benefits. Wasps aren’t one of them. Difficult and dangerous to deal with every summer, wasps can find corners and crevices in nearly any location to build nests. And with ...

As summer ends, many people notice an increase in flying insects. Some of them are harmless, while others can sting or bite. One insect notorious for stinging people is the wasp. While these flying ...