It’s late summer, and the dog-day cicadas (Tibicen canicularis, identifiable by its large size and black-and-olive-green pattern on the back of the thorax) are making themselves known. The males, ...

Large yellow and black wasps almost the size of a human thumb will soon be flying around the late Kentucky summer, hunting for cicadas. The cicada killer wasp is often mistaken for the so-called ...

Your description sounds like there may be cicada killer wasps nesting in your driveway. I have them in my driveway at home and enjoy watching them. They can be considered a beneficial insect that ...

Although Texans in Montgomery County have been buzzing with fear over supposed sightings of “murder hornets,” experts are telling them there’s no need to prepare for Armageddon. Texans shouldn’t worry ...

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 ...

Cicada killers (Sphecius speciosus) are on the prowl, and there have been many inquiries about them at the Master Gardener plant clinics. Cicada killers are solitary wasps with yellow banding on their ...

A neighbor approached me recently to identify an intimidating insect becoming a nuisance on their property. It didn’t take long to conclude that it was a cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus). These ...

As I was sitting in the garden the other day, I noticed a huge insect flying just above the ground. When it got closer, I recognized it as the greatly beneficial cicada killer, which is always welcome ...

It’s late summer and signs of the season are emerging. Right on schedule, this year’s crop of annual cicadas are making their appearance, and the distinctive "song of the locust" has begun filling the ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Now that the literal, and metaphorical noise ...

Seeing a cicada with blue eyes has been described as a "one in a million" possibility. In Illinois, amid the swarms of insects with red eyes, a blue-eyed cicada has been seen twice this year, so far.

Have you noticed the huge wasp-like creatures beginning to appear in your landscape the past couple of weeks? These are cicada killers, which feed on cicadas and katydids in our area, and they are ...