Some hornets have black and white bodies, similar to bees. ©TTstudio/Shutterstock.com Hornets Hornets are a type of wasp that belongs to the family Vespidae. They are among the largest types of wasps, ...

Hornet: They’re the real insectivores because they prefer other insects, like honey bees and even wasps. They’ll also take on bigger insects, like grasshoppers, crickets, and caterpillars.

Hornets, wasps and bees all belong to the Insect Order Hymenoptera (membrane winged). There are about 17,000 species in this Order in the United States alone. Probably those most familiar to all of us ...

What started as a quiet ride down a Chicago-area highway turned chaotic in seconds when a swarm of angry wasps launched a ...

It was a beautiful warm day and I was working on my tomatoes. I realized they had been exposed to too much sunshine and ...

For the past few weeks, in between raindrops, I have been trying to paint the lower part of our house. When I removed the shutters, I found a small community of wasps, spiders and other insects.

Bees aren't out to get you, but some pack a painful punch if pushed too far. There are over 20,000 bee species worldwide, but here we narrowed it down to the 15 that stand out for their sting strength ...

With about 600 different species of bees in Washington, you would think it would be easy to spot one. But that black and yellow insect you see quickly darting from flower to flower could just as easil ...

Here are eight possible sources that attract wasps to your yard, plus some tips for getting rid of these stinging bugs.

The majority of insects are considered beneficial or harmless. Of course, those are the ones we want to have hanging around.