When the last wasp nibbles on the jam bread in late summer, many people wonder: Where do these creatures actually go in the ...

Thanks to efforts from scientists and everyday citizens, two rare species of parasitic wasps have been identified in the U.S. for the first time. The wasps were located on both the East and West Coast ...

As summer ends, many people notice an increase in flying insects. Some of them are harmless, while others can sting or bite. One insect notorious for stinging people is the wasp. While these flying ...

In a forest in southern China, a parasitic creature flew through the air. Suddenly, a net enveloped the animal. Scientists looked at their successful catch—and discovered a new species. From research ...

Researchers discovered two new parasitic wasp species living in the U.S., tracing their origins back to Europe and uncovering clues about how they spread. Their arrival raises fresh questions about ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- A new species of wasp, no bigger than a grain of dust, was discovered at the University of Hawaii Manoa campus. Entomologists with UH’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human ...

Scientists have discovered a new wasp species in the Amazon rain forests of Peru. The new wasp genus called amazonica Capitojoppa is one of several species unknown to science which were discovered in ...

Seirian Sumner receives funding from the UK government's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). She is a Trustee and Fellow ...

A rare moth that pretends to be a wasp to avoid predators has become the 10,000th species recorded at a UK nature reserve. The National Trust believe that Wicken Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire ...

A team of researchers at Mississippi State University has identified a new species of parasitic wasp that employs a previously unknown and gruesome method of reproduction—one never before observed in ...

Scientists are studying how different species of wasps can be used for insect biocontrol in the United States. Abigail Eisenstadt The parasitoid samurai wasp, Trissolcus japonicus, is one of many ...