Some of the most common wasp types include yellow jackets and paper wasps. These two species are very similar, and many people get them confused. Despite similar colors and markings, ...

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

Social wasps, which are the types of wasps that live in colonies, ... Paper wasps. Paper wasps are usually brown with yellowish markings and long legs that hang beneath them as they fly.

Three types of stimuli were used in the study: colored paper, images of wasp faces and the scents of chemicals called alkenes, which resemble the odors that wasps use to identify nestmates.

Paper wasps are 1-inch-long slender wasps with long legs and a distinct slender waist. Most Western species tend to be golden brown or darker with large patches of yellow or red.

Wasps are beneficial as pollinators and pest controls, but a nest near your house can cause problems. Not all wasps are aggressive, but they will sting to protect their nests or if they feel ...

Paper wasps make their nests out of, well, paper. Species in the subfamily of wasps known as paper wasps chew up bits of wood and bark, mixing it with their saliva, and spit out a rough papery pulp.

Wasps are some of the most misunderstood creatures on the planet, but you definitely do not want to harass them. Although the ubiquitous insects are quite pretty — northern paper wasps, for ...

Over 4,000 species of wasps occur in North America. ... Paper wasps and yellow jackets are found throughout our region. I more often encounter paper wasps around my residence, ...

Study of paper wasps shows that body size is larger in habitats nearer the equator An analysis of 429 specimens belonging to 39 species representative of the diversity of Polistes in the Americas ...