"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Wasps aren’t complete villains, though, because they are potential pollinators and can help with insect ...

You may have an ally in your garden and not even realize it. Right this very minute, paper wasps are likely on patrol in your garden constantly looking for insects to hunt down and kill. The purpose ...

After 40 years in the RV park business, Teri Blaschki has learned to live with and even love paper wasps, stings and all. “I’ve been stung by them many, many times. It’s just what they do,” said ...

Paper wasps have a nasty reputation for their ability to deliver a painful sting multiple times, sometimes even in groups, but as a whole the species is beneficial to humans as predators of other ...

Wasps are beneficial insects in the ecosystem that prey on flies, caterpillars and young insects that damage crops, and some wasp species also help in pollination. However, they have a scary ...

In general I’m rather positive about immigrants, but not the six-legged kind. Many of the insects which have made themselves at home here over the past few decades show up with interesting and ...

A researcher who dabbed tiny stripes on the faces and abdomens of paper wasps says that she’s found the first evidence that the insects can recognize individuals by their markings. A paper wasp given ...

This summer was hot and abnormally dry; resource managers are worried about everything from trout to deer populations. In contrast, there seems to have been an overabundance of things that sting. Over ...

Q: We have these large brown ground wasps that are still around. We have tried to eliminate them but to no avail. My husband said they're called the "Gardener's Friend," as they dig holes and keep the ...