Ouch! Those intimately acquainted with the sting of Alabama's notorious red wasp know that they never want to encounter another. And who can blame them? Knowledge is power, so get to know this flying ...

Red wasps, especially the Carolina paper wasp, are known to be more aggressive than typical paper wasps and can sting with little provocation. Multiple species of red wasps exist in the South, making ...

Pictured here is a red paper wasp, one of 22 species of paper wasps known to exist in North America. Paper wasps are so called because they build paper nests. I once observed one carefully cutting ...

There are two species of red paper wasps in Oklahoma, the fine-backed red paper wasp (Polistes carolina) and the coarse-backed red paper wasp (Polistes rubiginosus). I believe the former is the more ...

Wasps are often feared and respected for their ability to sting. Some species may become aggressive if closely approached or disturbed. Others will not sting people or animals until after direct ...

Texas is among the hottest states in America. And where there’s heat, there’s insects. Wasps are no exception. If you’ve ever been stung by a wasp, the first whir of a buzz may send you running inside ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Adults (n = 343) from seven post-emergence colonies and one large nesting aggregation of the red paper wasp, Polistes perplexus Cresson, were ...