When it comes to stinging insects, wasps are some of the most feared creatures out there. Unlike honeybees, which can only sting once, most wasps can sting multiple times, injecting painful venom with ...

To the best of our knowledge, Oriental hornets are the only animal in nature adapted to consuming alcohol as a metabolic fuel ...

Oriental wasps may have evolved a genetic mutation to handle their liquor, thanks to a beneficial relationship with yeast.

With spring arriving earlier than usual, so will less happily anticipated signs of summer: wasps and hornets. University of Minnesota Extension Service entomologist Jeffrey Hahn said not only will the ...

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.

When hornets or wasps pollinate and feed ... the methods are too different from those of other studies to directly compare ethanol resistance between species. Robert Dudley, an insect flight ...

A team led by Penn State researchers identified 22 new species of gall wasps, naming them after famous thieves. This ...

Hornets are social wasps that build large, papery nests from wood pulp. Hornets can construct nests along tree branches, in shrubs, along the underside of your home’s eaves, underground ...

Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As summer transitions into fall, Abell Pest Control has observed a 10% increase in calls related to wasp and hornet activity. This increase can ...

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A man in his 50s has died after he was stung multiple times by wasps while gardening at his home in Co Cork. He has been named locally as Michael (Mick) Sheehan. Mr Sheehan was cutting a hedge at ...