Most ground-nesting wasps are solitary and mind their own business as they pollinate plants and prey on unwelcome garden pests, such as caterpillars. But social wasps, which live in a colony with a ...

Wasps are pollinators in the garden, but not insects you want to encounter around your home, yard, or patio—they are more aggressive than bees, and you don't want to get stung while lounging outside.

Wasps are drawn to your yard by any food and drink containing sugar or protein. They like to build their nests in sheltered spaces, often close to the house. Get rid of wasps by eliminating what ...

My peaceful backyard recently became dangerous thanks to a yellow jacket nest inside the soil in one of my container plants. These aggressive stinging wasps build nests that can be completely ...

Alaska is huge, and most of us tend to concentrate on the big things she offers. However, there’s some really incredible stuff happening on a much smaller scale that we often ignore. Yes, I am getting ...

This tiny wasp is natural pest control for the hornworm caterpillar, bane of summer gardeners. Tomato growers know the tobacco hornworm can destroy a plant overnight. But a tiny natural ally helps ...