As Skvarla explains, the brown marmorated stink bug’s natural enemy, the parasitic samurai wasp, has also found its way to ...

While their sting is not typically fatal to humans, it is widely considered one of the most painful insect stings on the planet. Paper wasps are slender, social wasps, typically with reddish-brown or ...

European hornets have dark brown stripes and large eye patches set ... The nests hornets build are usually larger than other insects’ nests, and you might find them beneath leafy branches ...

The WSDA said in a social media post Monday that the possible northern giant hornet was reportedly spotted in the Burley area near Port Orchard. The department shared two photos of the insect on ...

Hornets have quite the reputation, but Kate Bradbury explains why the European hornet is much less agressive than common and German wasps and how you should help them in your garden ...

Israeli researchers have discovered the oriental hornet as the first animal that can consume alcohol without adverse effects.

Vespa orientalis fed an 80-percent-ethanol brew still did hornet tasks and had normal life spans. This trick may be an adaptation to gut-dwelling yeast.

Yellowjacket wasps, boxelder bugs, brown marmorated stink bugs ... tend to discolor the outside of the fruit. BMSB is a true bug, just like the spotted lanternfly. They insert their mouthparts ...

Other beneficial insects such as butterflies, moths, fireflies, wasps, lady beetles and ground beetles seek ... After the ...

Similar cases of insect stings turning deadly have been reported in the past: In 2019, a 66-year-old retiree succumbed to organ failure after being stung by hornets while picking rambutans and ...

Wasps have generally earned themselves a bad reputation. But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem. There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in ...

As Skvarla explains, the brown marmorated stink bug’s natural enemy, the parasitic samurai wasp, has also found its way to parts of the U.S. These extremely small wasps — much smaller than the ...