We are starting to see the most impressive wasp found in Ohio. Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus) are large, solitary wasps. The cicada killer is one of the largest wasps in North America.

Because of this, some folks will try to attract cicada killer wasps to their yards. These large wasps sting cicadas and then move them into their underground tunnel system to feed their young.

When Brood XIX emerges in Tennessee mid-May, they'll face a unique, venomous predator — killer cicada wasps. The wasps, which can be found in the eastern and western United States, prey on ...

Brood XIV is one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that emerge every 13 or 17 years. This map shows all the places they'll ...