What many people are actually seeing, according to entomologist Justin Schmidt at the University of Arizona, is a harmless native wasp with an equally fierce name: the cicada killer. The name is ...

When the trillions of periodical cicadas emerge in multiple Midwestern and Southeastern states next month, they will face a unique predator with murderous intent: cicada killer wasps. Cicada ...

When Brood XIX emerges in Tennessee mid-May, they'll face a unique, venomous predator — killer cicada wasps. The wasps, which can be found in the eastern and western United States, prey on ...

Solitary wasps, such as mud daubers and cicada killer wasps, are rarely a problem for people. They don't build large colonies. Though they do have venom, they use it to paralyze their prey.

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.

HOUSTON — Large wasps spotted around Montgomery County recently are making people nervous, but experts say there's no need to worry -- they're not murder hornets. The Montgomery County Texas A&M ...

Arizona is home to several wasp species with aggressive or predatory behaviors. Notable examples include the cicada killer wasp, which preys on cicadas but is generally not aggressive towards ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn — It's never fun running into a swarm of bees or wasps, but nothing has quite compared to the cicada killer wasp. At least, that's the case for KARE 11's Alicia Lewis ...

California is home to several wasp species with aggressive or predatory behaviors. Notable examples include the cicada killer wasp, which preys on cicadas but is generally not aggressive towards ...

In fact, the only known "murder hornets" are in a small 30 square mile area of Washington State and British Columbia. However, these large insects do resemble a wasp that is native to Pennsylvania.