You're not imagining it – there's been an uptick in wasps of late. Warmer weather and peak nest season mean they’re out in force, leaving us batting them away from our al fresco meals or staying ...

Wasps sting first and ask questions later—or so it seems. PETBOOK editor and biologist Saskia Schneider explains why this is the case. When we talk about wasps, we mainly mean the German wasp, Vespula ...