Hornets and bees have many similarities, but what are there key differences? Read here to learn more about their differences.

Examples of social bees and wasps that can give homeowners problems include honey bees, bumble bees, yellowjackets, paper wasps, and hornets. These insects are covered in Purdue Extension publication ...

While most people picture the beloved honeybee when they think about bees, North America actually has 4,000 species of native ...

Most people won't be surprised that bumble bees and ground-nesting wasp colonies have queens. What is surprising, though, is that those big bees and wasps we see in the spring are the queens—not ...

With about 600 different species of bees in Washington, you would think it would be easy to spot one. But that black and yellow insect you see quickly darting from flower to flower could just as easil ...

Do you know how to spot a honeybee versus a carpenter bee or a wasp? Learn the features that distinguish these ...

Yes, they will sting to defend themselves and their nest similar to most other stinging wasps and bees. Bumble bees, are much less likely to sting than hornets, yellow jackets or honeybees.

WSDA's hornet eradication team wore special protective gear when removing hornets from a nest in 2020. Left to right: Chris Looney, Cassie Cichorz, Sven Spichiger and Rian Wojahn.

Jeremy Pearce has used his industrial design skills to create a trap which does not catch wasps or bumble bees, but traps hornets alive. By Tony Whitfield. 17:01, Sat, Aug 31, 2024.