Oriental wasps may have evolved a genetic mutation to handle their liquor, thanks to a beneficial relationship with yeast.

Washington Department of Agriculture is investigating a possible report of an invasive northern giant hornet in the area.

“Murder hornets,” a popular and menacing nickname for Asian giant hornets, are the largest species of hornet ... article on ...

Insects can be deadly, causing physical harm, spreading diseases, and ruining crops. Species like mosquitoes, assassin ...

The Northern giant hornet ... These wasps have brown on the thorax and distinctive black and light yellow coloring on their large abdomen. The good news is that while they look big and scary ...

Dr Sumner and Prof Adam Hart of the University of Gloucestershire came up with the idea of the "Big Wasp Survey ... the distribution of common wasps and hornets, and how they vary across the ...

A wildlife trust hopes a giant wasp nest found in a house could help people better understand the insect. The impressive structure, measuring an estimated 75cm (30in) across, was donated to the ...

Space experts have discovered a huge 'super fluffy' planet that they say is as light as candy floss. The planet - which has been named WASP-193b - is thought to be much bigger than Jupiter ...

The European hornet is the UK’s only native hornet species and is the largest of our social wasps. Their bodies are also yellow with a dark pattern. The similar colouration and pattern shared by a ...