Colonies of a recently described yellowjacket species, Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, typically possess a shorter seasonal cycle and are significantly smaller than concurrently collected colonies of ...

A survey undertaken in 2001 had wasps nominated as "most disliked wildlife" (along with rats), by the New Zealand public, largely because they spoil our enjoyment of outdoor recreational activities.

A blast with some fly spray will sort them out quickly and it will also reduce the number of fertilised wasps that over-winter. Some paper wasp nests are still in operation as the last-born wasps ...

Wasps sting first and ask questions later—or so it seems. PETBOOK editor and biologist Saskia Schneider explains why this is the case. When we talk about wasps, we mainly mean the German wasp, Vespula ...