TOPEKA (KSNT) – A garden expert with Kansas State University is warning homeowners to be on the lookout for cicada killer wasps which are becoming more active as summer comes to a close. Cynthia ...

Cicadas won't be the only insects emerging during the summer months. When Brood XIX emerges in Tennessee mid-May, they'll face a unique, venomous predator — killer cicada wasps. The wasps, which can ...

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, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Fire isn’t the only hazard firefighters have faced while battling the Tunnel 5 Fire burning in the Underwood area Skamania County. Tunnel 5 Fire Public Information Officer Eric ...

Your description sounds like there may be cicada killer wasps nesting in your driveway. I have them in my driveway at home and enjoy watching them. They can be considered a beneficial insect that ...

Ok, since wasp season is starting, I thought I would share an interesting piece of serendipity.<BR><BR>Somehow, wasps are getting into the house I live in. I don't know, I keep sealing every ...

Last summer a young man brought an insect to my office for identification. He told me he had witnessed this insect, a large wasp, kill a cicada. A bit hesitant to tell the story, he was not sure ...

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 ...

KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — Move over, cicadas; there’s a new pest in town, and it’s a cold-blooded killer. The giant Sphecius speciosus, commonly known as the cicada killer wasp, packs a paralyzing sting, ...

MOSCOW, ID. — If you thought you’ve been seeing northern giant hornets in Idaho, you thought wrong. Researchers from the University of Idaho responded to reports of giant hornets, which are known for ...