The discovery began unexpectedly in the backyard of Logan Moore, a Ph.D. student working under Ballinger. While searching for ...

Tami Gingrich offers a window into the unique reproduction habits and lifecycle of organ pipe mud dauber wasps.

In a horrific discovery that seems straight out of the science-fiction movie "Alien," researchers have found a new species of ...

Rice undergraduate Brendan O’Loughlin was taking photos and collecting bugs off live oak trees on campus for one of his professors, Scott Egan, and his research team when something caught his eye. "I ...

A newly identified wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been discovered in Houston, Texas. The discovery, the fourth wasp species found on the university grounds in seven years, reveals the ...

If you see insects buzzing around your yard, they might be ground wasps or yellowjackets. Before deterring them, it's helpful ...

The wasp's color is "almost identical" to the official colors of the residential college. A new wasp species, Chrysonotomyia ...

Scientists in Mississippi have uncovered a bizarre new wasp species that performs a chilling egg-laying ritual.

If you keep catching wasps in your home, you need to work out how they’re getting in. Odds are they use small cracks and gaps around window sills and door frames. Take the time to assess any ...

Donald Jones of Wilkinsburg was driving his two daughters to school last week when their morning commute turned traumatic.

Like Vespula wasps, Polistes can sting if their nest is disturbed. But unlike Vespula, Polistes build small nests under the eaves of buildings. Their nests are relatively easy to remove and ...

A wasp was licking the jam in the tiny paper tub. He may have overdosed on jam, or got high on the sugar because he fell into ...