A British correspondent’s live report received a lot of buzz. ITV news reporter Sara O’Kane fought off an invasive wasp that landed on her face during her live television broadcast on Wednesday night.

When most of us think of wasps, we automatically think of noisy insects whose stings hurt badly. They sting just like bees, however, unlike a bee, a wasp can continue to sting you over and over again.

There are over 100,000 species of wasps, each with different habits and life cycles. Wasps are important pollinators and help control harmful insects that destroy food crops. Drones or worker wasps ...