Many insects sport black-and-yellow backsides; some of them even develop the pattern to convince other species that they’re a more dangerous animal with the same markings, like a wasp.

They defend their nest, and they sting. Baldfaced hornets are large, black insects, about 7/8 of an inch long with white to cream-colored markings (not quite yellow) on the front of the head and at ...

In Colorado, there are more than 950 bee species, which is almost a quarter of all the known bees from the continental U.S. and only a few of them look like the ones that come to mind for most people.

Let's explore the major differences between queen and worker bees and why this hierarchical system is crucial to hive ...

Cleansing flights may look chaotic, but they play a critical role in hive health, disease prevention, and colony survival.

Yellow jackets — properly known as Vespula, Dolichovespula, or Paravespula — are thin wasps with black and yellow coloring and long dark wings. Here you can learn how to treat their stings and ...