A newly identified parasitic wasp, compared to an “alien” predator, was found entirely by chance. Its ability to infect adult ...

Wasps have generally earned themselves a bad reputation. But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem. There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in ...

The samurai wasp's offspring will develop inside the pest's egg and emerge as an adult wasp. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

For some of us, though, this is the starting point of an exploration of the amazing interactions between the two. 'As far as we know, parasitoid wasps and flies don't attack adult butterflies - they ...

Order the living wasp cultures and fly pupae to arrive at most one week before class. Wasps are shipped as late pupal stages and should be beginning to emerge upon arrival. If emergence appears ...

Studying C. maculate-D. coccinellae interactions in the lab, Dheilly and her colleagues found that the onset of beetle behavioral modification occurred long after the bite and oviposition by the wasp.

Adult wasps live approximately 60 to 75 days and feed on nectar, while the immature stages feed on annual cicadas provided to them by the female wasp. Males have especially aggressive territorial ...