It is the time of year when we are told to ‘bee’ careful. Winged avengers are airborne, interrupting picnics, pre-game tailgating and mundane work around the yard. Many of us do not escape the ...

There are a number of paper wasp species native to particular areas of the U.S., as well as an invasive one, a European variety that has spread nationwide since its arrival in the 1970s. Paper ...

European paper wasps, are beneficial predators of caterpillars and other insects — not people, unless provoked. EPWs are often mistaken for yellowjackets. Here’s how to tell them apart.

Whitney Cranshaw, an extension specialist in entomology at Colorado State University of Denver, said the two species to be concerned with are western yellow jackets and European paper wasps. Cranshaw ...

European paper wasps have become more common in Indiana and can form elaborate nests in voids of lighting fixtures, gas grills, and other infrequently used spaces. The baldfaced hornet is most readily ...

What kind of wasps are in the Lowcountry and how can you avoid stings? Here's what to know about these pesky summer insects.

PAPER WASPS: The European paper wasp, native to regions from Europe to China, arrived on the East Coast in 1981 and eventually made its way to Oregon, where it's displacing the native paper wasp.

If a pandemic, civil unrest and a highly charged presidential election weren’t enough, Mother Nature has joined in the fun with an increased presence of western yellow jackets and European paper wasps ...

"Paper wasp drones also live around 20 days with the queen surviving around one year after overwintering," says entomologist Eric Benson. European Hornet (Vespa crabro) ...

There are a number of paper wasp species native to particular areas of the United States, as well as an invasive one, a European variety that has spread nationwide since its arrival in the 1970s ...