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” ...

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There’s nothing as refreshing as a dip in the pool on a hot summer day. But your relaxing swim can quickly turn hectic when wasps, bees and other pests swarm around your pool. Want to keep the pests ...

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: ...

A day planned for outdoor activities like gardening or a backyard BBQ can quickly be ruined by unwanted pests. Bees, wasps and mosquito stings are painful and potentially dangerous for humans. Aphids, ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

If you’ve been noticing more bees, wasps and hornets this summer, you’re not alone. Local exterminators say their phones are ringing off the hook with calls seeking help with buzzing things with ...

Nothing ruins a perfectly gorgeous day outdoors like a painful bee or wasp sting. Receiving even one sting hurts, and if you’re allergic to bee or wasp venom, it could lead to anaphylaxis, a ...

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show hornets, wasps and bees have killed more people every year for the last five reported years. The new statistics were published Friday.