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, ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — They're big, ugly and bug murderers. A cicada-killing wasp, found here in North Carolina, was captured on video preparing its next meal after murdering its prey. Cicadas dominated ...

Large yellow and black wasps almost the size of a human thumb will soon be flying around the late Kentucky summer, hunting for cicadas. The cicada killer wasp is often mistaken for the so-called ...

Once a cicada is located, the wasp delivers a single powerful sting; injecting a potent shot of venom that instantly immobilizes – but does not kill -- its victim. Implementing her onboard computer ...

Cicada killers (Sphecius speciosus) are on the prowl, and there have been many inquiries about them at the Master Gardener plant clinics. Cicada killers are solitary wasps with yellow banding on their ...

That extended, high-pitched singing isn’t the only sound signaling the annual emergence of cicadas this summer. Jody Green’s phone has been ringing off the hook lately, too. The urban insect expert ...

As I was sitting in the garden the other day, I noticed a huge insect flying just above the ground. When it got closer, I recognized it as the greatly beneficial cicada killer, which is always welcome ...

Question: I just saw a huge wasp drag something into a hole in the ground near my patio. I am freaked out a bit. I want wildlife in my yard, especially butterflies, but I don't want to use pesticides ...

A neighbor approached me recently to identify an intimidating insect becoming a nuisance on their property. It didn’t take long to conclude that it was a cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus). These ...

As I was sitting in the garden the other day, I noticed a huge insect flying just above the ground. When it got closer, I recognized it as the greatly beneficial cicada killer, which is always welcome ...