One quick way to identify bees vs. wasps vs. hornets: A bee can generally only sting you once, while hornets and wasps can ...

As we transition to warmer weather in the austral summer, many changes take place. Domestic dogs and cats may shed winter ...

Are praying mantises pretty smart? Do inchworms have the highest IQ? Or is it the humble bumblebee that beats out the beetles ...

Queen wasps reproduce until the end of the summer. Hahn said early eradication of wasp nests will help control reproduction levels. Facilities Management supervisor Jim Blake said his crews are on the ...

Asian hornets disrupt pollination by hunting bees and other insects that visit ... The stinger is longer than that of other wasps. A sting can deliver a lot more venom and can damage tissue.

She analysed scientific research papers and conference presentations for bees and wasps over the last 37 years and 16 years respectively. Of 908 papers sampled, only 2.4% wasp publications were ...

The FARMARTEM research group has found the keys to solving one of the main problems in the fight against the Asian hornet: ...

One way to do this might be to show him a dead bee or wasp. Ask your library for nature videos showing bees and wasps for example building hives. Then you could take him to a zoo or sanctuary ...

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

Four southern giant hornets have turned up in Spain. Similar stingers, known for honeybee attacks, had the Pacific Northwest on edge a few years ago.

As the weather heats up bee and wasp queens emerge from hibernation in search of a place to start their nests.

Connal McLean is affiliated with The Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust and The Entomological Society of New Zealand. Jennifer Jandt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...