Most hornets, on average, are around 1-1.5 inches long, or around the size of a standard paperclip. Asian giant hornets can get up to 2 inches long. Hornets are stockier in appearance compared to ...

The most colorful of bees are a group of Tropical American insects called Orchid Bees, which have brilliant iridescent colors of green, blue and red. The males visit orchid flowers. Africanized Bees, ...

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

A curious summer encounter with rogue ants turns into a humorous journey through science, myth, and the mysterious habits of ...

Gene Hall, University of Arizona insect collection manager, poses for a portrait with examples of the Asian Giant Hornet and the Cicada Killer Wasp at The University of Arizona Forbes Building ...

Plants that attract these beneficial predators include vetch, alfalfa, corn, and crimson clover. Natives like elderberry, ...

Fortunately, the carpenter ant species common in the South typically don’t cause as much damage—and rarely structural ...

Every gardener will inevitably have to get rid of aphids at some point or another. These common pests don't discriminate when ...

The stunning success of Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor has exposed ...

We live in one of the most idyllic neighborhoods in Arkansas. Tall forests surround us on all sides. Rolling hills follow ...

Toulouse's Scottish winger Blair Kinghorn said it had been "weird" seeing the British and Irish Lions tour start without him ...

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), an invasive species indigenous to parts of China and Vietnam, has spread to ...