Social wasps that live in nests together and solitary wasps that are rarely dangerous, explains Bryan McGee, the grounds manager of pest control for SSC Services for Education, which provides ...

The social wasps live in a community to build nests, raise young, find food, and defend the nests. They are the wasps that are most often found around homes and yards. Solitary wasp colonies last ...

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

But you may be more familiar with the black and yellow social species. Colonies of social wasps are considered annoying pests - they often nest in manmade structures and deal out painful stings if you ...

Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.

This hornet is a large social woodland wasp ... unless you disturb them or they need to protect the nest. Unlike other wasps or stinging insects, these hornets fly at night and are attracted ...

The weather is getting warmer, but while many of us are welcoming the sunshine, spring can bring unwanted visitors to our ...

Similar to bees, yellowjackets are highly social insects and live in colonies ... wildlife experts recommend you leave it. Wasps only use their nest for one season and will be gone the following ...

According to BBC, wasps are social predators that control the populations ... carry parts back to the nest, and feed them to their young, known as larvae. The Museum says wasps are very beneficial ...