There are, in fact, four thousand species of bees native to the United States, and fully one-quarter are ground nesters. Commonly grouped together and referred to as 'digger bees' they comprise 70 ...

Cicada killer wasps, also known as the eastern cicada killer or cicada hawks, are a species of the large digger wasp that preys on cicadas. This is bad news for the Broods XIX and XIII, ...

These hefty wasps first appear in July in the Northeast and persist into fall for as long as daytime temperatures remain elevated. The great golden digger wasp, which is a striking combination of ...

Angela Laws, an endangered species conservation biologist, helps take care of a community-led garden dedicated to attracting ...

Wasp mothers use remarkable memory when feeding offspring, according to study Digger wasps make a short burrow for each egg, stocking it with food and returning a few days later to provide more.

Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi said the invertebrates belong to family of Digger Wasps Also In This Package Dubai seizes 200 animal, plant species banned for trade Sharjah Safari adds more than 60 ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : A new species of ‘Digger Wasp’ discovered by a scientist of the Zoological Survey of India has been named after Kalesh S, a researcher and doctor based in Thiruvananthapuram.

Wasp mothers have stunning brainpower when it comes to feeding their young, according to new research. Digger wasps make a short burrow for each egg, stocking it with food and returning a few days ...

A fascinating parasitic species, it lays its eggs in the nests of other digger wasps, echoing the strategy of the cuckoo bird. Its larvae consume provisions originally intended for the host’s ...

Since the beginning of the surveys in March 2021, nearly 3,200 observations of native bees were made on iNaturalist.org and over 60 other species of bees were confirmed.

On warm days through early fall, you can find two large species of “digger” wasps flitting about late-blooming flowers. Like many wasps, these species elicit strong, often negative, reactions in ...