Learn how to safely handle wasp nests, when to call a professional, and proven tips to keep aggressive wasps out of your yard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paper wasps building a nest - Sdbower/Getty Images Wasps are essential pollinators, but you likely don't want them near your home.

A few wasps near the patio. One buzzing past at a barbecue. That’s easy to brush off. But those small moments can point to a ...

Key Points Creating a fake wasp nest can keep these pests, who are very territorial, away from your house.With just a brown ...

Recent calls to the Purdue Extension office have prompted me to re-visit a topic I have written about before: bees or wasps that form an elaborate nest and function as a colony. We call them “social” ...

You may have an ally in your garden and not even realize it. Right this very minute, paper wasps are likely on patrol in your garden constantly looking for insects to hunt down and kill. The purpose ...

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 ...

Carpenter bees are beneficial pollinators, but the wreak havoc on wood with their nests. For a harm-free way to scare them ...

Wasps are essential pollinators, but you likely don't want them near your home. However, treatment depends on the species of wasp and where the nest is, so identifying types of wasp nests is crucial.