The Big Wasp Survey, a citizen science project involving thousands of volunteers throughout the UK, has yielded important genetic insights into the common wasp, reports a study led by UCL researchers.

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You may have read that wasps are important to the natural ecosystem due to both their pollinating and pest control capabilities. In fact, wasps are considered critical to the control of numerous ...

Contrary to common belief, wasps are actually beneficial insects. They keep our yards and gardens healthy by eating nuisance pests, flies and spiders. Although some wasps sting when provoked, many ...

Common Hoverfly Parasitoid Wasps! Today we're looking at a wasp I found in my backyard. This little insect lays its eggs inside of other hosts (hoverflys), which consumes the hoverfly larva from the ...

John Horsley was gardening when he felt a wasp crawl down his T-shirt. "That stung me a few times in the back," he says. "It wasn't a pleasant experience." Part of the British Pest Control Association ...

As summer ends, many people notice an increase in flying insects. Some of them are harmless, while others can sting or bite. One insect notorious for stinging people is the wasp. While these flying ...

If you’ve been outside recently, you likely have come across a common summer nuisance: wasps. While different kinds of wasps become active at different times of the summer, there are some varieties ...

Bugs tend to creep folks out a bit, and if you see a big one that has a stinger, that fear can skyrocket to a whole new level. William Elrod called our newsroom and told us he caught a giant wasp. He ...