Extension Office horticulture specialist Amanda Weidner writes about insects that are your allies in the garden.

Adult spotted lanternflies, usually seen between July and November, are about one inch long and one-half inch wide. The tan ...

However, it’s important to take another look at your winged, black-and-yellow ... you will likely spot yellow jackets in the ...

You can spot them with their bright yellow plumage, black foreheads, and black wings. Their wings also have light white barring. The yellow-headed blackbird is hard to ignore. With their all-black ...

Although brightly plumaged, it can be quite inconspicuous when feeding on insects high in the canopy ... spic­uous wing bars contrast with black wings (yellow upper bar, lower white bar) and ...

If a wasp does sting you, Texas Parks and Wildlife suggests the following: Remove the stinger. Washing sting with soap and ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique ... and usually appear black, brown, red, or yellow. Ants look much like termites, and the two are often confused. Ants can be identified by ...

Keep in mind that insects tend to come out more after ... They are a reddish-brown color, and usually have a bright yellow or orange underside with black patches. Where you’ll find it: Western ...

The majority are parasitoids, which have young that eat insects or spiders alive. But you may be more familiar with the black and yellow social species. Colonies of social wasps are considered ...