Wasp stings are no joking matter. This time of year, stinging insects are fierce. You might come across a yellow jacket hive or hornet nest nest anywhere in your yard, beneath your deck ...

It can be challenging to tell hornets and wasps apart. That's mainly because all hornets are a subset of wasps. They are ...

Only the wasps' larvae are carnivores. When tarantula hawks reach adulthood, they feed on pollen instead. For humans and other vertebrates, the tarantula hawk has one of the most painful stings on the ...

Was that large, buzzing insect a wasp or a hornet? What do they look like? Should you be afraid of it or try to kill it? Who would win in a fight between hornets and wasps? Comparing hornets vs ...

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 ...

Researchers from the University of Oviedo said the southern giant hornet is an “aggressive predator” that preys on ...

“It is quite rare for an exterminator wearing protective gear to die from wasp stings,” he said. Hornets ramp up their nest-building activities from July to October, with autumn being ...

The sun is out and you're probably outdoors more often, so what do you need to know about bee and wasp stings? Well, apart from that they hurt! Different stings Although a bee dies after it has issued ...