A compost heap makes a delicious refuge. Larger mammals come to root around for old fruit, hedgehogs to eat the slugs, and reptiles and amphibians love the warmth it generates. It’s also a great ...

so they won’t return to an old nest. How To Get Rid of a Wasp Nest For nests that must be eliminated, wait until evening to ...

The handful of colony-living, nest-building species is just a tiny fraction of overall wasp diversity, estimated at more than 9,000 species in the UK alone. Most wasps are solitary, some are tiny ...

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

A wildlife trust hopes a giant wasp nest found in a house could help people better understand the insect. The impressive structure was donated to the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants ...

The nest is likely to have been built by many wasps over several years, says the wildlife trust A wildlife trust hopes a giant wasp nest found in a house could help people better understand the ...

A dried-out wasp nest is believed to have caused a fire in the roof of a bungalow. Kent Fire and Rescue Service attended the property on Fauchons Lane, Maidstone, at about 16:20 BST on Tuesday ...

The following day, Mrs. Sorscher noticed another two wasps. “This is very strange,” she said to her husband. “There must be a nest somewhere,” Mr. Sorscher replied. “I’ll look outside ...

But you may be more familiar with the black and yellow social species. Colonies of social wasps are considered annoying pests - they often nest in manmade structures and deal out painful stings if you ...