Adding to the issue is the abundance of food for wasps, specifically “honeydew” excreted from aphids that have overwhelmed the province, a result of a wet spring and hot summer. Mr.

I GET twitchy about taking holidays at the end of August, because it’s the only time of year when people (and the media) in Britain seem to want to talk about wasps and I have spent my career trying ...

"It's just crazy right now." He believes the busier than usual season is due to an abundance of aphids — a result of a wet spring and hot summer — that wasps feed on. Plus, wasps tend to ...

There’s nothing as refreshing as a dip in the pool on a hot summer day. But your relaxing swim can quickly turn hectic when wasps, bees and other pests swarm around your pool. Want to keep the ...

Only two studies have attempted to analyze data on vespine wasp (yellowjackets and hornets) populations across multiple years. One study sampled wasps in three locations in the UK over 39 years ...

Pest control technician JS Ouellette says this hot, dry summer has been good for business, with 25 to 40 calls per day to remove wasp nests — roughly four times the typical call volume. "I am just ...

Whether you have your windows open during summer or hosting an outdoor gathering, it can get frustrating when wasps invade your space. And while such insects are nature’s pest control ...

University of Otago provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. What good are wasps? It’s a question we hear all the time. And, let’s face it, wasps are routinely demonised.

However, not all bees are like this. For example, wasps exhibit different behavior during the winter time. “When we get a really cold winter in the fall and winter, they will all die except for ...