Asian hornets feed on insects and are a threat to bees, because they like to feed young bee grubs and dismembered adult bee thoraxes to their young, beekeepers say. In the spring, Asian hornet ...

Like other crops, most edible insects are highly seasonal, with many celebrations of the coming harvest held around the world - including wasp festivals in Japan and caterpillar festivals in ...

The insect of the year 2025 helps foresters combat the pest known as the wood wasp. This insect, which bears some resemblance to a hornet, lays eggs in both live and freshly cut trees, leading to ...

Officials in Washington state say they have eradicated the invasive insect that made headlines in recent years with the nickname "murder hornet." The insect, officially known as the Northern Giant ...

We spent the following week exploring the nest and learning all about wasps. The children were eager and excited to see and ...

Wasps have generally earned themselves a bad reputation. But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem. There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in ...

"Typically, nests are within 500 metres from where the insects feed which allows the hornet team to observe them flying away from the bait station. "It takes a lot of skill and patience ...