Here are the bees and wasps to look out for in North Carolina. They are ranked by how ... They eat many different types of insects including yellow jackets, so they are beneficial, despite what ...

If you're seeing more than a few wasps near your house ... Ph.D., assistant professor and extension specialist at North Carolina State University. “You may be able to leave a nest alone if ...

When you think of wasps, you might first think of an insect that wants to sting you. However, of the thousands of species of wasps in North America, most are harmless to humans. Even the ...

For instance, if spiders are the worst nightmares of flies, then, to go around, wasps must surely be the worst nightmares of many spiders! The nest contents of a few species of our area’s wasps ...

Some types of wasps build large nests in inconvenient places, such as under awnings, above doorways, or inside sheds or ...

Paper wasps are vespid (stinging) wasps that have long legs. These wasps are reddish-brown to black in color with yellow markings. The most common paper wasps are 5/8 to 3/4 inches in length.