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 ...

A study of the correlation between environmental variables such as latitude and body size in paper wasps (genus Polistes) by ...

If you have an allergy to wasps, bees, etc you should always carry a bee sting kit ... This yellow-legged beastie is a hornet ...

What do Catwoman, Han Solo, and the man who betrayed Julius Caesar all have in common? Scientists have just named a group of ...

Michael Sheehan, aged 56, died while gardening at his home in Cork after being stung by a swarm of wasps. Mr Sheehan was ...

Some types of wasps build large nests in inconvenient places, such as under awnings, above doorways, or inside sheds or ...

says entomologist Chris Alice Kratzer, who's not at all surprised that some wasps have evolved the ability to metabolize ethanol. Hornets are the largest wasp species. “Many fruits ripen in ...

What Is a Murder Hornet? "Murder hornet" is a misleading nickname for the world’s largest species of hornet ... especially true of "social" types of bees that live in hives and make honey.

The North Valley Complex in Wilsonville is home to the state’s entomology labs, where insects are identified and studied.

A GIANT wasp nest as big as a beach ball was spotted in the UK as experts have warned of a sudden spike in callouts “unlike ...

A MIDDLE-aged man has died in Cork after a suspected severe allergic reaction to a wasp sting he sustained while cutting ...

Among the deadliest species are the Asiatic giant hornet and Apis laboriosa, the world's largest bees. Their stings can cause fatal ... officers to process ex-gratia payments in genuine cases. "Wasps ...