When the trillions of periodical cicadas emerge in multiple Midwestern and Southeastern states next month, they will face a unique predator with murderous intent: cicada killer wasps. Cicada ...

What many people are actually seeing, according to entomologist Justin Schmidt at the University of Arizona, is a harmless native wasp with an equally fierce name: the cicada killer. The name is ...

Cicada killers, also known as ground digger wasps, look like oversized bees. It’s natural to be alarmed if you see them buzzing around your lawn and garden, but it’s really the cicadas who ...

Cicada killer wasps are very large hornet-like bees that would seem to pose an immediate threat, especially to those allergic to bee stings or with small children. However, these large ...

In fact, the cicada killer wasp has a very different target in mind. Their main prey is, you guessed it, cicadas. And as long ...

I have also seen some large wasps flying around this area.” — Sonya Hopkins, Niles Your description sounds like there may be cicada killer wasps nesting in your patio. They are also nesting in ...

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 ...

Cicadas beware. Wasps known as "Cicada Killers" are out and about this summer – and they’re hungry. Measuring about 2 inches long, the large wasps do exactly as their name implies as they are ...

That means it’s also the season for the giant bug’s predator: the cicada killer wasp. But the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says the insect with the intimidating name is nothing to ...

It's the cicada killer wasps, which are causing some confusion among Texans, leaving mysterious holes in the grounds, and are often mistaken as giant hornets. Like cicadas, adult cicada killer ...

As annual cicadas emerge in Michigan every summer, another animal emerges from the depths of your worst nightmares -- the cicada killer wasp. Recommended Videos But you don’t need to worry.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn — It's never fun running into a swarm of bees or wasps, but nothing has quite compared to the cicada killer wasp. At least, that's the case for KARE 11's Alicia Lewis ...