Unlike bees, wasps don’t store food for the winter and the majority of wasps die off when temperatures fall below freezing.

Wasps can be an annoying presence in your yard, building nests, buzzing around your backyard barbecues, and threatening with painful stings. But for those with serious allergies to insect stings, ...

Seal up any gaps and openings around your deck, patio, or home, such as in the eaves or siding, to keep wasps from nesting there. Repair any holes in window screens and seal gaps around windows and ...

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First, wait to see if they return to the nest this year Q: Last fall, we discovered two or three yellow jackets a day coming into the primary bedroom of our Maryland home around the window frames.

Whether you're mowing the lawn or hosting a cookout, the last thing you want to worry about is stinging insects such as wasps. But the truth is that wasps have a somewhat undeserved bad reputation.