Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wasps are intelligent and complex. But can you wait for them to die out? RichLegg / Getty Images Wasps can be a deceptively tricky ...

Plus, the wasps only live a few weeks, so scientists don’t have to wait long to see results. This insect’s biggest trick? When raised under certain cold, dark conditions, its larvae slip into diapause ...

Whether you're mowing the lawn or hosting a cookout, the last thing you want to worry about is stinging insects such as wasps. But the truth is that wasps have a somewhat undeserved bad reputation.

What good are wasps? It’s a question we hear all the time. And, let’s face it, wasps are routinely demonised. They interrupt picnics (they love beer and fruit as much as we do). Their sting can be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GS Photography / Getty Images There are over 100,000 species of wasps, each with different habits and life cycles. Wasps are ...