ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two summers ago a huge hatch of wasps descended on Fairbanks. University of Alaska Fairbanks entomologist Derek Sikes estimated there were about 10 times more yellow jackets that ...

Knowing what species live in which parts of the world is critical to many fields of study, such as conservation biology and environmental monitoring. This is also how we can identify present or ...

A wasp nest dangled on Tuesday from a slender birch limb in a South Anchorage yard like an angry, buzzing pinata. Warren Brown, clad in khakis and flannel shirt with only a pair of thin latex gloves ...

Been stung by a wasp, bee or hornet during this warmer-than-usual Alaska summer? You're hardly alone. Pest management companies have been slammed with calls, wasp- and hornet-kill-sprays are flying ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Alaskan officials are using wasps to fight an invasion of billions of leaf-munching sawflies -- known as leaf miners -- that are destroying birch trees. The insects ...