The arrival of wasps. At this time of the year, it can sometimes seem as if every outdoor activity is plagued by these yellow-and-black striped insects buzzing around your head and landing on your ...

Social wasps such as the hornets and yellow-jackets live in colonies similar to those of honey bees and ants Yellow-jackets (Vespula vulgaris) are the size of honey bees, with black and bright ...

These hornets are bad news for bees - but thanks to people reporting their nests, scientists say they have not managed to settle in the UK.

But you may be more familiar with the black and yellow social species. Colonies of social wasps are considered annoying pests - they often nest in manmade structures and deal out painful stings if you ...