Knowing your winged and stinging insects is pretty important for homeowners, both so they can better understand the biodiversity on their property and so that they know which insects pose danger to ...

ALDINE, Texas – A Houston-area family’s three-year nightmare with a dangerous bee infestation has finally ended, thanks to 2 Helps You and a veteran pest control expert. PREVIOUS: Spencer Solves It: ...

Removing a honeybee’s stinger quickly can help reduce pain. Preferred methods include scraping it or pulling it out. While the skin-piercing jab of a bee sting can hurt, it’s really the venom released ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 1987, Justin Schmidt, a biologist at the Southwestern ...

A syrphid fly, a bumble bee mimic. A syrphid fly, a bumble bee mimic. A hawkmoth on beebalm (Monarda fistulosa). ABOVE: A syrphid fly, a wasp mimic using front legs as antennae. BELOW: A hawkmoth on ...

Being outside in spring and summer is terrific, but it does come with the risk of bee and wasp stings. It is important to know how to treat stings, what to watch for, and even better, steps you can ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Wasps are the forgotten cousin of their family tree. Bees have ...

The sight and sound of a bumblebee or a honey bee buzzing from flower to flower in an alpine meadow or a roadside planting is calming to many, yet it invokes outright panic in others. This happens ...