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Presents information on a study which examined the behavior in nests of paperwasp Polistes dominulus. How initial stuffing and repeated stuffing occurs; Significance of stuffing to animals; Unusual behaviors of the animal.

Reports on the defense behavior of Japanese bees against hornets. Invasion of beehives by hornets; Engulfing of hornets; Shaking to produce heat; Producing a fire ball to kill the hornet.

Describes the nests of squirrels and those of hornets. Materials used for nests; Purpose of nests; Span of time spent for using the nests.

Focuses on the importance of hornets in gardening.

Presents information on hornets and yellow jackets. Classification of the two species of wasps; Details on the wasps; Discussion on a recommended technique of getting rid of the yellow jackets. INSET: Untitled (Types of hornets).

Presents ideas on the identification of hornet hives. Two types of hives in the author's area; Hornet stings; Observing; Bug control provided by hornets; Antihistamine.

The article provides information on paper wasps, including their family and subfamilies, their behavior and the types of environment where they thrive.

The article provides information related to the different pests that inhabit cedar shake roofs of residential and commercial structures in the U.S. They include paper wasps which begin to build nests in the spaces between and beneath shakes during the spring season, European earwigs which relish the dark and damp habitat yielded by weathered shakes, and silverfish which find shake roofs as excellent breeding grounds during the warm season of the year.

Focuses on the typical habitat of paper wasps. Outdoor umbrellas; Patio furniture; Picnic tables and fences.

The article offers information about some facts and fiction concerning paper wasp in terms of its venom, aggressiveness to sting, and treatment of its nests.

The article offers brief information on the ecological behavior of paper wasps for pest management professionals (PMPs) and offers tips on how to treat a paper wasp stings.

The article presents do's and do not's preventive measures for pest management professionals (PPMs) on how to control paper wasps using integrated pest management (IPM).

The article presents some facts about Yellow Jacket, an insect species.

The article offers information on the top three most dangerous stinging insects such as the Africanized "killer" bees, yellowjackets, and paper wasps.

The article reports on giant hunting ant or Dinoponera gigantea which is considered as the largest ant in the world that measures 1.5 inches and mostly found at the Amazon basin region in South America. It discusses the characteristics of bullet ant or Paraponera clavata that measures an inch long and is closely associated with tress like the South American oil tree or Pentaclethra macroloba. It also compares the pain rating of various insects including sweat bee, fire ants and red paper wasp.

The article reports on European paper wasp or Polistes dominula which increases its stinging assaults and has been radiated in the U.S. distribution for the past 20 years.

The article discusses the two most common species of wasp in North America, such as yellowjackets and paper wasps.

The article offers stinging insect tips on how to identify and control stinging pest infestation which include inspecting the most popular nesting areas for stinging insects like paper wasps, knowing the different types of nests, and applying treatments during the night.

The article offers information about stinging insects including nests of paper made by yellowjackets, hornets, and paper wasps, social wasp colonies, and nests of wax made by honey bees.

The article offers information on how to determine the difference between the European paper wasp and yellowjackets. Yellowjackets construct concealed nests, while paper wasps construct umbrella-shaped paper maché nests. To focus on the body design rather than the black and yellow colors is the best way to distinguish their differences.

The article offers information on polybiine or long-waisted paper wasps. According to the author, polybiine belongs to the Genus Mischocyttarus which manifests an umbrella-like paper mache with a social behavior and structure similar with genera. In addition, the author notes that wasps devastate human every time their nests and structures are damaged. It also presents the suggested measures from the Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

The article discusses the northern paper wasp, which is one of North America's most common paper wasp. Paper wasp is considered to be a species complex, which involves seven subspecies or phenotypic variations. It is one of 17 or Polistes paper wasp species found in the contiguous U.S. Paper wasp are considered pest because they forge in threatening numbers on the honeydew excretions of aphids and scale insects on trees and shrubs.

The article presents some pest management issues, which should be taken care of after hurricane Katrina and Rita in 2005. The author presents some of the problems to be kept in mind during the extensive clean-up by pest management professionals (PMPs). Due to destruction of overhead soffit screening, paper wasps and American cockroaches moved into attic areas, which was of concern for PMPs. With any hurricane comes heavy rain and this chases insects and pest mammals to higher ground, which is usually a structure. It informs that debris such as vegetation, cinder blocks and scrap metal accumulates everywhere. All of these serve as harborage for a host of pests.

Presents a question-and-answer advisory concerning pest control, compiled as of July 2005. Origin of paper wasp problems; Sheetrock erosion; Chemical rotation within the class of insecticides in use; Control of groundhogs.

Presents news items concerning the science and engineering fields, for the week of November 11, 2002. Veracity of the common belief that birds die from eating rice thrown at weddings; Ability of paper wasps to recognize individual relatives by black and yellow facial and abdominal markings; Comparison of the cost and quality of window replacements.