Recent calls to the Purdue Extension office have prompted me to re-visit a topic I have written about before: bees or wasps that form an elaborate nest and function as a colony. We call them “social” ...

Nature is red in tooth and claw — an adage that applies to the smallest creatures as well as the largest. Just ask one unfortunate half-bee, who was gnawed in two by a yellowjacket wasp in a new video ...

It's peak season for wasp populations, according to local experts. Rochester Beekeepers have been getting a lot of calls saying, "I got bees. Come and get them," Pat Bono, the group organizer, said.

Bees are important pollinators -- good guys among garden insects. So how can you tell if the buzzing creatures in your garden are yellow jackets, honeybees or wasps? The easy answer: very carefully.

Some bugs can be tricky to tell apart, especially when you don't want to get close! Here's how to distinguish a paper wasp vs ...

This is the moment a wasp pounced on a fuzzy bumble bee and gnawed it clean in half, before flying away with its still moving torso. In a disturbing display of nature at its most brutal, the wasp can ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (CBS Local)-- If you see a huge insect attacking a bee or a wasp this summer, you've probably stumbled upon a bee panther. Also known as the red-footed cannibalfly, the bee panther is ...

This spot attracts wasps because it's a dark place for them to hide while providing shelter from the frost, but luckily you ...