Move over, cicadas; there’s a new pest in town, and it’s a cold-blooded killer. The giant Sphecius speciosus, commonly known as the cicada killer wasp, packs a paralyzing sting, according to the ...

Solitary wasps, such as mud daubers and cicada killer wasps, ... Around 225,000 emergency room visits and 100 deaths per year are due to wasp stings. When wasps feel their nest is threatened, ...

HOUSTON — Large wasps spotted around Montgomery County recently are making people nervous, but experts say there's no need to worry -- they're not murder hornets. The Montgomery County Texas A&M ...

Cicada killer wasps paralyze annual cicadas with a sting & feed them to their young. Not normally a threat to humans, they like warm loose soil & emerge in July ...

Cicada killers are solitary wasps. This wasp gets its common name from hunting cicadas to supply its young with a food source. The female digs a 6- to 10-inch-deep burrow that is a ½-inch wide in ...

While the cicada killer wasps may be big and imposing, researchers at the University of Kentucky said they typically will not harm people unless they bother them. The insects are called cicada killer ...

Cicada killer wasps are one of the largest wasp species in the U.S., measuring up to 1.5 inches in length. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Cicadas, meet your match.