Carpenter bees are important pollinators in our delicate ecosystem, but they can destroy the wood in your home in the process ...

One day last week I heard Mary Alice yelling for me to come quickly. Naturally I listened and went to her rescue. I saw a ...

“Unlike honey bees, their stingers are not barbed ... Only do this if it’s a small nest and the wasps aren’t aggressive. A store-bought aerosol spray that’s intended to kill wasps or ...

Therefore, this trick is not recommended. It is better to rely on the following proven methods to prevent a wasp nest early on: Inspect in spring (March-May): Remove small nest beginnings immediately ...

Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary ... to house the rising numbers of insects in the colony. Some species' nests are large and elaborate, whereas others are small and compact.

Pueblo County CSU-Extension Office horticulture specialist Amanda Weidner writes about insects that are your allies in the ...

While their contribution to pollination may not be as substantial as bees’, wasps still play a valuable ... emerge when the weather warms up. These female wasps begin to form new colonies. After ...

According to a small 2015 study ... such as honey bees, will die after they sting, while wasps can sting more than once. While both insects will defend their nest if threatened, wasps tend ...

The findings of a new study have important implications for native bee conservation, particularly in urban and agricultural ...

“Many choose to handle small paper wasp nests themselves with a can of labeled insect spray that can be purchased over the counter,” he said. “However, if paper wasp nests are very large with lots of ...