Is that a wasp, a hornet, or a yellow jacket? Learn how to compare their size, markings, nests, and behavior and when to call a pest professional.

A hero exterminator stepped up this week to kill a massive Queens hornets nest after lazy city officials told terrified ...

Un-bee-lievable. The NYC Parks Department is giving a terrified Queens neighborhood a stinging response over a massive hornets’ nest — telling worried residents to pay out of their own pockets to ...

A new map is highlighting an unusual late-season nuisance across Michigan: aggressive activity from yellowjackets, paper ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wasps. Hornets. And yellow jackets. Oh my. Make that yikes since all three of the stinging insects can be found in Florida. We ...

In a recent philosophical exchange with my wordsmith friend, Paul Lindholdt, he pondered whether “accident prone” was an appropriate descriptor of me. I think the term suggests a level of ignorance I ...

We're a couple of weeks out from the first average frost here in central Wisconsin, and so far we haven't had much evidence that it will happen anytime soon. I ...

Your daily Minnesota news roundup starts … NOW. It’s been a good summer if you don’t like mosquitos, but not a great one if you don’t like wasps, who appear to be flourishing. People like Sammy Lett, ...

A doorway gets opened and suddenly thousands of yellowjackets fill the frame, their layered paper nest stretching far deeper into the wall than anyone expected. Here is what it took to remove a ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — As the country prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, two bald eagle chicks have found themselves at the center of an extraordinary rescue mission. One was only days old. The ...

DNA analysis shows almost a third of what the invasive pests have been feeding their larvae consists of honey bees, making ...

If you love to spend time outdoors, then you know how frustrating it can be to find pests in your garden, especially when those pests are dangerous. Hornets are one pest that you really don't want to ...