This giant insect metropolis has been thriving, unseen and undisturbed, for the past five years in a Wash Water field.

Wasps may start a nest in any sheltered spaces where there is light, warmth, cover from the elements, and protection from predators like other insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.

Around 225,000 emergency room visits and 100 deaths per year are due to wasp stings. When wasps feel their nest is threatened, they can coordinate a defensive attack.

This bald-faced hornets' nest was seen hanging from a tree in Richmond in 2010. (Advance file photo) As the leaves begin to fall from the trees, some surprises hidden by the summer foliage are ...

The cocoon caps of several paper wasp species, relatives of some you may see in your yard, fluoresce yellow-green under ultraviolet light and lend the whole nest a groovy glow.

I was pulling weeds, and I noticed a hard strange area in the cedar mulch. I had accidentally stepped on the thing, which I assumed was some sort of insect nest. I was not able to take it out by ...

A deadly wasp nest has been discovered hidden in a Melbourne home, with a pest control expert saying the monster was the biggest he’d ever seen. Chloe Whelan 3 min read January 30, 2023 - 7:53PM ...

For larger nests, use a commercial wasp spray that can be sprayed safely from a distance (as far away as 20 feet). For small nests that are just starting for form, you can make your own spray using ...