Nightmares aside, when most people hear the word wasp, they think of the problematic and invasive European wasp. But did you know there are more than 10,000 species of native wasps in Australia – wasp ...

If you're dealing with large numbers of the insects, our experts say they're probably wasps or European honeybees, given that native Australian bees rarely live in colonies.

Australian native paper wasps — that form colonies in inverted cone shaped nests, commonly under tree branches and house eaves — are among the wasp species bugging residents.

In cities, a little native greenery can go a long way. Australian scientists found that, after adding native shrubs to a planting in Melbourne, the number of insect species at the site increased ...

The European wasp — otherwise known as Vespula germanica — is a non-native pest that was first found in Australia in 1959. They have been recorded in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales ...

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