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, ...

Earlier this year, the U.S. was introduced to murder hornets, fierce predators that can decapitate an entire honey bee hive in hours. But these rare, invasive insects (which have only been spotted in ...

“I found some large holes in between the bricks in my driveway, along with some little piles of sand by the holes. I was wondering what insect might be making them, as I do not see any ants in the ...

The name sounds scary, but these wasps don’t want to hurt you — well, unless you’re a cicada. The first thing you’ll likely notice about a cicada killer wasp is its size. Females are larger than males ...

Cicada killer wasps are swarming the Carolinas, NBC Charlotte and pest control experts say. The intimidating insects range in size between one and a fourth inch and two inches, and experts say there's ...

“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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Summer is cicada season. That means it’s also the season for the giant bug’s predator: the cicada killer wasp. But the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says the ...

Large yellow and black wasps almost the size of a human thumb will soon be flying around the late Kentucky summer, hunting for cicadas. The cicada killer wasp is often mistaken for the so-called ...

I’ve had a number of calls about very large wasps that people have seen around their homes lately. Chances are good it’s a cicada killer. In fact, there’s a nest of one under the steps of my own home ...

MISSOURI, USA — Missouri's yearly visitors will soon dig their way out of the ground throughout the state, along with their killer counterparts. Annual cicadas have already begun their reemergence and ...