A dead Asian giant hornet was found May 27 near Custer in Northwest Washington, indicating the honey bee-killing stinging wasp can survive Nor…
Search / 42 results found Showing: 11-20 of 42
An Asian giant hornet was found May 27 in Whatcom County, Wash., the state Department of Agriculture confirmed Friday, indicating the honey bee-killing wasp can survive Northwest winters, a state entomologist said.
“Only the females sting,” said Carl Roush demonstrating by letting a male wasp walk along his tongue. A retired biology professor, Roush, 65, …
After suffering a bad fall years ago, Roush believes that climbing the ladder is bigger risk than the wasps.
After the yellow jackets are collected, Roush removes the nest to examine the contents.
One of the original collectors for HollisterStier, a laboratory in Spokane, Roush has been zipping up his suit since 1986. Roush fulfills his …
A plume of wasps swarm from the nest as Roush taps a garden hoe next to the nest Friday, Aug. 5, in Ilwaco. After 10 minutes, he's collected 8…
Kelly Bone, far left, and William Budd, look on while Jamie Bone, 9, listens intently to Carl Roush as he dissects a wasp nest following a col…
Dissecting the nest allows Roush an inside look into each colony, life cycle and age of the hive.
Whether it's a queen, drone or a worker, each wasp serves a specific purpose to the colony.
Commented