Use bee guards, bee moats, or relocate feeders to deter bees and wasps while still allowing hummingbirds to access nectar.

Recent calls to the Purdue Extension office have prompted me to re-visit a topic I have written about before: bees or wasps that form an elaborate nest and function as a colony. We call them “social” ...

IT IS a beautiful, sunny day. The smell of a barbecue is in the air and a bee is bumbling from flower to flower. Everything feels perfect. Then a wasp appears, stirring up rather different feelings: ...

Did you notice a few unwelcome guests trying to steal a sip from your soda can at your Labor Day picnics last weekend? In late August/early September, bees and wasps are highly visible, more ...

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 ...

USA TODAY asked the experts, and here is how to get rid of wasps and prevent them from coming back. Natural deterrents ...

Spotting a wasp swarm in the garden is alarming, especially when they're gathering near a birdhouse. What you do depends on ...