Deadly bees and wasp-like relatives, armed with potent stings and aggressive behaviors, pose significant threats worldwide.

Yellow jackets have stripes that often cause them to be confused with honey bees, although bees tend to be rounder in appearance. Unlike bees, which create hives that produce honey, yellow jackets ...

For the past few weeks, in between raindrops, I have been trying to paint the lower part of our house. When I removed the shutters, I found a small community of wasps, spiders and other insects.

Mahoning and Columbiana counties each have about 200 colonies of bees at about 100 locations, known as apiaries, according to ...

“Yellow jacket wasps do not lose their stinger like a honey bee and can sting several times if trapped, such as within a ...

Yellow jackets are very aggressive and, once they detect a threat, will relentlessly sting to defend their turf. If you happen to disturb their nest and get stung, retreat immediately before the ...

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!

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Is there anything more satisfying than a present that gives back? I gave my dad beehives this year as an early Father’s Day ...

Honey bees, thankfully, are not attracted to bug zappers. But that’s not the case with other pollinators. Doug Mahoney/NYT Wirecutter. Thankfully, honey bees are not attracted to light, nor do ...