A flash of yellow and black in the garden is often enough to make people step back. Yet most of us are not entirely sure whether the insect hovering near a flower bed is a bee, a wasp or a hornet. The ...

At first glance, the hexagonal cells build by honey bees and social wasps may seem similar, but they are significantly different. Honey bees build using wax, whereas wasps use paper. Honey bees build ...

Here are eight possible sources that attract wasps to your yard, plus some tips for getting rid of these stinging bugs.

Bees and wasps have converged on the same architectural solutions to nest-building problems, according to new research. Bees and wasps have converged on the same architectural solutions to ...

In her last two columns, Dr Vicky Carre has been focusing on allergic rhinitis, or hay fever – an allergy that many of us ...