If you find a paper wasp nest near your home, what you should do next is largely dependent on its location, size, and the specific species you identify.

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, ...

Morton, Eugene S. 2000. "The European paper-wasp: a new threat to cavity-nesting birds is coming!." Purple Martin Update, 12–13.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paper wasps building a nest - Sdbower/Getty Images Wasps are essential pollinators, but you likely don't want them near your home.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wasps are essential pollinators, but you likely don't want them near your home. However, treatment depends on the species of wasp ...