Learn to identify a bald-faced hornet nest and see what the insects look like. Find out what to do if you see this type of nest in your yard.

The Hudson Valley’s early spring warmth awakens the Dolichovespula maculata (whitefaced or bald-faced hornet) queens. The shiny black-and-white, nearly inch-long beauties emerge from their hibernation ...

Appearance: About ¾ inch long. Ivory-white pattern on head, legs, thorax, and abdomen. The rest of the body is black. Large head dominated by big black eyes and prominent ivory-white markings on face.

Flight intercept traps suspended in the crowns (≥15 m) and near the bases (0.5 m) of 12 trees in a temperate deciduous forest yielded 522 vespid wasps. The most common species were Vespula maculifrons ...

The bang-bang (all-or-nothing) reproductive strategy model for annual eusocial insect colonies, proposed by S. Macevicz, G. Oster, and E. O. Wilson, does not apply to temperate vespine wasps. Errors ...

In our side yard there is a set of railroad tie steps leading up to the patio. One day last summer I was pulling weeds next to a railroad tie and I was soon surrounded by a flurry of angry ...

Editor’s note: According to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in North America – were found in northwest Washington state in late 2019, and a hornet colony ...