Invasive and aggressive, the Asian needle ant has made its way into Texas, where it threatens native species and outdoor safety.

Cicada killer wasps have a frightening name ... They are attracted to moisture and will often be found in sinks, bathtubs, or other similar places. Control inside the home is rarely required ...

Many plants in Texas landscapes are suitable hosts for aphids, including bedding plants, ash, barberry, boxelder, crape myrtle, jasmine, flowering almond, gardenia, hibiscus, hydrangea, mountain ash, ...

If you talk about the great big ones, the Cicada Killers, those are typically here July and August, when we have our cicadas. But we can have paper wasps year round here in Texas, depending on the ...

The large wasps are native to Texas and they usually start showing up in June when their favorite meal, the cicadas, emerges. Male cicada killers are territorial and may try to chase off people or ...

brownish-wings and black-and-yellow patterns similar to most wasps. Cicada killers crop up in Texas around June, when their prey, cicadas, are in full, noisy swing. In the US, cicada-killer ...

The Montgomery County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension recently ... One of the largest wasp species in the U.S., cicada killer wasps reach a size of approximately 1.5 inches in length.

Your description sounds like there may be cicada killer wasps nesting in your driveway. I have them in my driveway at home and enjoy watching them. They can be considered a beneficial insect that ...

Females are larger than males. At that length, they are comparable in size to the tarantula hawk, another large wasp found locally. The eastern cicada killer has a black and yellow striped abdomen ...

When Brood XIX emerges in Tennessee mid-May, they'll face a unique, venomous predator — killer cicada wasps. The wasps, which can be found in the eastern and western United States, prey on ...