For the past few weeks, in between raindrops, I have been trying to paint the lower part of our house. When I removed the shutters, I found a small community of wasps, spiders and other insects.

From poison ivy to chiggers and coyotes, here are the hazardous plants, insects and animals to watch out for — and what to do ...

Today's Bug of the Week has one of the creepiest names all of the insect realm. Chris Thorsteinsson sent in a video of what he identified as a rat-tailed maggot he spotted at his Okanagan home.

Deadly bees and wasp-like relatives, armed with potent stings and aggressive behaviors, pose significant threats worldwide.

West Pest Co. introduces new eco-friendly pest control options in Santa Cruz to help local businesses stay pest-free while protecting the environment. Eco-friendly pest control in Santa Cruz is ...

Wasp vs. hornet: what’s the difference? Don’t worry, we’re not picking favorites today, because I’d choose neither. We’re simply going on a little mission to discover the differences between the two!

It’s a neat party trick, and one that immediately conjures images of repeating bass lines. While the original Wasp was only monophonic, Yellowjacket provides polyphony up to 16 notes, and with ...

Famously, the Wasp featured two early digital VCOs to keep the cost down (and tuning accurate) teamed with an all-analogue amp and filter. The result is a synth able to really cut through (once you ...

Bee, wasp, yellow jacket, hornet, and fire ant are the insect stings that most often trigger allergic reactions. But most people aren't allergic to insect stings and may mistake a normal sting ...

Flooding in North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene has stirred up yellow jacket colonies. Health officials said they have purchased Benadryl and EpiPens.

Yellow jackets are generally between 0.5 and 0.75 inches long and have quite a thick-set body. However, wasps are longer and range up to 1 inch long, but are more slender and have a noticeably thinner ...