Some bugs can be tricky to tell apart, especially when you don't want to get close! Here's how to distinguish a paper wasp vs yellow jacket.

Learn to identify a bald-faced hornet nest and see what the insects look like. Find out what to do if you see this type of ...

A wasp sting is painful, but only dangerous to those who are allergic.

Wasps can be beneficial pollinators, so only remove them if they nest in high traffic areas. Take away their desire to nest by filling in ground holes, removing food sources, and hanging decoy nests.

Recent calls to the Purdue Extension office have prompted me to re-visit a topic I have written about before: bees or wasps that form an elaborate nest and function as a colony. We call them “social” ...

Don't let wasps ruin your outdoor time. Here’s what to do if you see wasps in or around your home and how to keep wasps away ...

While bees are often a happy sight in the garden, wasps are the opposite. Not only are their stings more painful, but they can sting you multiple times. And it seems like they just love building nests ...

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 ...

I'm frequently asked how to keep bees away. But that's often not what people really should do. Many people call all stinging insects bees, but that blurs distinctions among a number of kinds of insect ...

If you’ve had a barbecue outside, you have probably experienced yellow jackets foraging for food. They are primarily scavengers, and they start to show up at picnics and barbecues, around garbage cans ...