Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. On warm days through early fall, you can find two large species of “digger” wasps flitting about late-blooming flowers. Like many wasps, these species ...

It's never fun to find a ground wasp nest in your backyard. These pests get angry and territorial when their nest is threatened, and merely walking near the hive can be interpreted as an assault. This ...

Last summer while working in the garden, I was startled when a fast-flying wasp dropped a plump pumpkin spider on the soil in front of me. The wasp landed, grabbed the spider, and wiggled backwards ...

After the rush of the spring nesting season, things tend to slow down a bit in the natural world. Sure, some birds such as Cedar Waxwings and American Goldfinch are just getting started in their ...

The great golden digger is a colorful nonaggressive wasp. The wasp is nearly an inch long and can be found feeding on the nectar of flowers. It has a bright orange body, and a short, pinched “waist” ...

Q: We have these large brown ground wasps that are still around. We have tried to eliminate them but to no avail. My husband said they're called the "Gardener's Friend," as they dig holes and keep the ...

As much as I love nature, and want to educate others, I have learned to bite my tongue on occasion when in conversation with someone who may have deep-seeded, albeit misplaced, fear in one or more ...

Photo courtesy of CAES NewsUniversity of Georgia Cooperative Extension experts suggest thinking twice before spraying pesticides to control ground-nesting bees. Bumblebees and other native bees are ...

Plus, how to prevent them in the future. Most ground-nesting wasps are solitary and mind their own business as they pollinate plants and prey on unwelcome garden pests, such as caterpillars. But ...

Mark in Olney writes: “Every year we have bees digging in our grass. They come out of the ground and swarm around bushes and flowers late July through September and make ant-like dirt hills in the ...