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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Wasps aren’t complete villains, though, because they are potential pollinators and can help with insect ...

Wasps can be beneficial pollinators, so only remove them if they nest in high traffic areas. Take away their desire to nest by filling in ground holes, removing food sources, and hanging decoy nests.

Pictured here is a red paper wasp, one of 22 species of paper wasps known to exist in North America. Paper wasps are so called because they build paper nests. I once observed one carefully cutting ...

While wasps are generally beneficial in the garden, too many can be a big problem. To reduce their numbers, deal with this ...

They are both nest-building social insects, but paper wasps and honey bees organize their colonies in very different ways. In a new study, researchers report that despite their differences, these ...