It’s late summer, and the dog-day cicadas (Tibicen canicularis, identifiable by its large size and black-and-olive-green pattern on the back of the thorax) are making themselves known. The males, ...

New video of a large wasp dragging an even larger cicada features an insect found across much of North America, but which has become newly attention-grabbing because of its similarity to the so-called ...

“I have found some large holes in between the bricks in my patio, along with some little piles of sand by the holes. I am not seeing any ants and wonder if I should apply some control measures? I have ...

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In her 17 years working as an extension entomologist in Eastern Oregon, Silvia Rondon has never received more reports, emails, phone calls and texts with questions asking what type of wasp they just ...

I’d like to get some information on wasps. Should I automatically destroy any nests I find? I seem to remember that wasps pollinate flowers. I’ve also read that some wasps eliminate garden pests. — ...