Wasps are essential pollinators, but you likely don't want them near your home. However, treatment depends on the species of wasp and where the nest is, so identifying types of wasp nests is crucial.

Researchers found that tropical paper wasp colonies survive queen loss by splitting social responsibilities carefully.

It can be difficult to tell the difference between black-and-yellow striped wasps in your yard — especially when getting close to them might mean a painful altercation. For that reason, you might want ...

The leader is dead, triggering a bitter power struggle between rival factions bent on seizing control. Meanwhile, the ...

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After 40 years in the RV park business, Teri Blaschki has learned to live with and even love paper wasps, stings and all. “I’ve been stung by them many, many times. It’s just what they do,” said ...

In politics, business and other human organisations, leadership transitions can trigger intense power struggles. Rivals ...

A study of the correlation between environmental variables such as latitude and body size in paper wasps (genus Polistes) by a group of Brazilian researchers concludes that the nearer the habitat of a ...

In a series of studies over more than 20 years, evolutionary biologists have demonstrated that paper wasps, despite their tiny brains, have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social ...