And social insect queens emerge from hibernation in search of a place to start their nests. Most people won't be surprised that bumble bees and ground-nesting wasp colonies have queens.

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

Honeybees and bumblebees are social bees found in Minnesota. Wasps commonly nest on buildings or in retaining walls, trees, and the ground. When wasp nests are found close to where people are ...

But bees are fuzzy and rounder ... and around windows and sealing them so you reduce the risk of wasp nests and infestations, ...

The nest is made from chewed wood and saliva which gives it a paper-like look. Unlike with bees, the queen hornet builds the nest on her own. Asian hornets are known for their fearless behaviour ...

Invasive wasps, particularly the Asian yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina), have become ... Their predatory behavior, particularly towards honey bees, has raised alarms among beekeepers and ...

The 2-inch-long hornet, with a stinger longer than that of a typical wasp, can deliver potent venom, but is largely dangerous to bees and other ... to find the hornets' nests.

The Asian hornets, which feed on native bees and wasps, are threatening to get a “foothold” in the UK, with nests found in East Sussex, Kent, Devon and Dorset, said the BBC. This has raised ...

While their contribution to pollination may not be as substantial as bees’, wasps still play a valuable part ... ‘I think the biggest common wasp nests are in Australia,’ says Gavin. ‘There can be as ...

The insect is known for its dangerous sting, which can kill an entire honey bee hive in “as little as 90 minutes,” decapitate bees and threaten ... a single hornet nest in October 2020 ...

A record number of Asian hornets nests ... the number of nests to increase. Asian hornets were first spotted in the British Isles in 2016. The Asian hornet feeds on honey-bees by biting the ...