Bees, wasps, and hornets are often lumped together, but they’re not the same at all. Each insect has unique behaviors, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Bees: Love them or hate them, they play an important role in our global ecosystem, in our economy and even in our backyards. But do they deserve the bad wrap they receive ...

In late summer, we often see bees, hornets and wasps and their nests. Let’s look at some you’re likely to see in and around your backyard. Honeybees are about 5/8 of an inch long, orangish brown, ...

Recent calls to the Purdue Extension office have prompted me to re-visit a topic I have written about before: bees or wasps that form an elaborate nest and function as a colony. We call them “social” ...

IT IS a beautiful, sunny day. The smell of a barbecue is in the air and a bee is bumbling from flower to flower. Everything feels perfect. Then a wasp appears, stirring up rather different feelings: ...

As high temperatures persist across parts of California, you may have noticed an uptick of stinging insects zipping around your property. Wasp season is typically between March and November but the ...

Male parasitic wasps emerge from their hosts a few hours earlier than females, making the ability to sniff females out all the more important. A rare Australian bee has been spotted for the first time ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WGHP) — With the weather warming up in ...

Did you notice a few unwelcome guests trying to steal a sip from your soda can at your Labor Day picnics last weekend? In late August/early September, bees and wasps are highly visible, more ...

SEQUIM — Wasps and hornets, best known for painful stings, are more plentiful — and more beneficial — than most imagine, and most will never sting, say Clallam County Master Gardeners. A free Class ...