Yellow jackets have a bad attitude and painful sting. Here's how to identify and kill them and how to keep them from invading ...

It's never fun to find a wasp nest in your yard or on your home. Swift removal of the nest is the best course of action to avoid injury and damage. Here's how to do it safely.

Despite their large numbers, these bees' nests remained hidden from scientists’ awareness—until someone stumbled upon them.

The fight to eradicate the yellow-legged hornet involves poison-puffing spears, spacesuits, Christmas tinsel, hectic chases ...

This is NHPR’s The Big Question! We ask you a question about life in New Hampshire, you submit an answer, and your voice may ...

Angler fish mating begins when the male angler fish literally sinks his teeth into the female. He attaches himself permanently and lives as a parasite on the female's larger body. However, as their ...

I live in a part of North Berwick that has super sandy soil. We have a small river out back bordered by a floodplain that floods at least a couple of times a year, and is shaded by pines and covered ...

Honeybees possess a barbed stinger designed to lodge into thick skin, ensuring maximum venom delivery but preventing escape once deployed. The transcript explains how, when the bee pulls away, the ...

North America's bee populations are in trouble, but don't blame the honey bees. While some people argue that an overabundance of managed honey bees – those raised to help pollinate crops and produce ...

The yellow-legged hornet, a predator of honeybees, was first discovered in North America in Savannah, Georgia. These hornets threaten honeybee populations, which are crucial for pollinating crops. The ...

A warmer than usual March caused wasps in Shasta County to wake early from hibernation. California's climate supports a lengthy wasp season, with 2026 expected to be a "boomer year" for the insects.