Just because some flying creature is buzzing about, don't automatically reach for the fly swatter or bug spray. It's probably not out to get you. And you could inadvertently snuff out a great ally for ...

Anyone who's been stung by wasps can be excused for not feeling too kindly toward them. But when you see a flying creature buzzing about, don't automatically reach for the fly swatter or bug spray.

In the Jonathan Swift tale Gulliver’s Travels, a man is captured by a swarm of tiny people who overpower him by their sheer number. While the story is meant to be taken satirically rather than ...

Whenever I asked students to tell me how insects were ecologically important, two of the most common responses were “as plant pollinators” and “some insects were vectors/carriers of diseases.” It ...

There are three groups of fascinating wildlife that folks have difficulty appreciating — wasps, spiders and snakes. Today, we’ll discuss wasps. All wasps are beneficial. They feed on — and feed to ...

Braconid parasite wasps and their caterpillar hosts form a unique host-parasite model: the wasps lay their eggs inside the caterpillars and simultaneously inject some viral particles to get around the ...

Costa Rica reveals astonishing biodiversity of braconid wasps, with 277 new species of the tribe Heterospilini described, from a total of 286 attributed to the group. The study is the second part of ...

Over 200,000 species of wasps reproduce in a parasitic manner by injecting their eggs into larvae along with a dose of virus-like particles that compromise the larvae’s immune system and overall ...

“It seems like I am seeing more wasps than usual buzzing around my garden. I don’t remember this being the case before. Do I have a problem?” — B.G. I have to admit that I used to do my best to ...