Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Coming across a potential wasp nest can be unsettling, particularly if you don't know whether it ...

These stinging insects have very different behaviors.

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

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paper wasps build their nests by turning wood into paper. Getting rid of paper wasps early prevents painful stings, allergic ...

Pictured here is a red paper wasp, one of 22 species of paper wasps known to exist in North America. Paper wasps are so called because they build paper nests. I once observed one carefully cutting ...

It's spring in England. The daffodils are in full bloom. A queen yellowjacket (Vespula) wasp emerges from your loft, dopey with hibernation and hungry for nectar. She starts to build a paper nest in ...

Coming across a potential wasp nest can be unsettling, particularly if you don't know whether it poses any danger to you and your family. Social wasps are among the most aggressive species, and these ...