Despite their benefits to the ecosystem, hornets are still considered a hazardous pest when they make their homes in or around places where people work, live or play. When disturbed or provoked, hornets can become increasingly aggressive, causing a painful sting that may elicit an allergic reaction. read more
If any summer you do not see wasps it will usually be due to a failure of the local ecosystem to produce other insects for the wasps to prosper. That is a bad sign. read more
Hornets and paper wasps prey on other insects and help keep pest insect populations under control. Paper wasps carry caterpillars and leaf beetle larvae back to their nests to feed their growing young. Hornets provision their nests with all manner of live insects to sate the appetites of their developing larvae. read more