Last week, I noticed a huge wasp perched on a dried-up cucumber leaf. It was a male cicada killer wasp, Sphecius speciosus. These beneficial wasps show up each year shortly after the annual cicadas ...

A cicada killer wasp looks scary, but these bugs don't deserve your terror! Here's where to find these peaceful, ...

Cicada killer wasps can be found in a variety of places across campus, and the Grounds Department is treating the areas that are known homes to the insects. Cicada killers, which resemble large ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — They’re big. They buzz. Lately, these little flying critters spotted all over Albuquerque. We’re talking about Cicada Killer Wasps. Yes, that’s their real name — and if you’ve seen ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Eastern Cicada Killer Wasps have been spotted in Albuquerque, according to the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department. The cicada killers are commonly seen ...

MISSOURI, USA — Missouri's yearly visitors will soon dig their way out of the ground throughout the state, along with their killer counterparts. Annual cicadas have already begun their reemergence and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Cicadas have been all the buzz in our area for the last few weeks, but now another bug is taking over Kentucky. The cicada killer wasp is emerging from their underground ...

Nature is all about beauty and serenity. There are times, however, when she shows a creepy side. I witnessed it firsthand recently. I was sitting on my patio when I heard a noisy commotion going on ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — If you’re going to be outside this weekend, keep an eye out for stingers in the sky. Parts of KELOLAND have seen an increase in wasp activity. But not all wasps are built ...

Large yellow and black wasps almost the size of a human thumb will soon be flying around the late Kentucky summer, hunting for cicadas. The cicada killer wasp is often mistaken for the so-called ...