The large wasps are native to Texas and they usually start showing up in June when their favorite meal, the cicadas, emerges. Male cicada killers are territorial and may try to chase off people or ...

Typically, the male wasps are smaller than the females ... A mound of fine soil surrounds the burrow of each female cicada killer. Since colonies of burrows are common, infested lawns usually ...

More accurately this wasp is called the eastern cicada ... favorite perch and keep a watchful eye open for a female. If another male cicada killer approaches, they often fight, grabbing each ...

I received a text the other day from my neighbor about a killer in our neighborhood. Immediately I was on alert and wanted to know more. After all, it’s not every day that a killer is ...