Social wasps that live in nests together and solitary wasps that are rarely dangerous, explains Bryan McGee, the grounds ...

The social wasps live in a community to build nests, raise young, find food, and defend the nests. They are the wasps that ...

IBut of all Insects, the most careful parents, the most accomplished nest builders, are certainly the bees and wasps. Both groups of Insects are subdivided, according to their habits, into social ...

Foraging behavior in social wasps is a fascinating area of study that explores how these insects locate and gather food. Recent research has revealed that social wasps, such as Vespula germanica ...

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

Now is a good time to take a close look for wasp nests around your home. They are getting large enough to be noticed but have not reached their peak size yet. Wasps can nest in a variety of locations.

But you may be more familiar with the black and yellow social species. Colonies of social wasps are considered annoying pests - they often nest in manmade structures and deal out painful stings if you ...

We all know that wasps, hornets, and yes, yellowjackets, can all deliver a painful sting. As primarily predators, these ...

At the convocation of intellectuals in Princeton last month, Edward Shils, professor of social thought at the University of Chicago, announced: “The Wasp has abdicated, and his place has been ...

The anti-social varieties of wasp that bother us at picnics are actually ... with some of their nests growing to three metres in height. According to Serian Sumner: “Wasps invented paper ...