By mid- to late-summer and fall, yellow jacket populations are at their height. “As their number build up, they gorge themselves and become more aggressive,” says Crawley. They forage for sugar and ...

What kind of wasps are in the Lowcountry and how can you avoid stings? Here’s what to know about these pesky summer insects.

This season, she has been contracted to collect bald-faced hornets and yellow hornets, scientifically known as Dolichovespula maculata and Dolichovespula arenaria.

Though not a true hornet, the bald-faced hornet is a fiercely territorial wasp common in North America. It attacks in groups, delivering repeated stings laced with venom that causes severe ...

Wasp vs. hornet: what’s the difference? Don’t worry, we’re not picking favorites today, because I’d choose neither. We’re simply going on a little mission to discover the differences between the two!

Georgia Department of Agriculture says residents should start watching out for yellow-legged hornets. Are these murder hornets? What to watch for.

If you've recently noticed an uptick in activity from insects of a stinging variety—mainly yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps—you're not alone.

Bald-faced hornets are not true hornets. They're in the wasp family and are a species of black and white yellow jacket. The species gets its name from the black and white coloring on the front of ...

Hornets are a type of wasp, but not all wasps are hornets. These flying insects live in many climates. Their closest relative is the yellow jacket. They look so similar; they are easy to confuse ...

The yellow-legged hornet is oftentimes confused with native insects like the cicada killer wasp, bald-faced hornet, northern giant hornet, paper wasp, queen, wood wasp, queen yellowjacket, and ...

Native to Southeast Asia, the exotic yellow-legged hornet is a predatory insect that feeds on social bees, wasps, and western honey bees.

They look a lot like native insects, including the cicada killer wasp, the bald-faced hornet, paper wasps, queen yellow jackets, wood wasps and robber flies.