Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of biologists recently discovered a new parasitic wasp ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Despite their bee-like appearance, hoverflies are all buzz, no bite ...

PITTSBURGH – Science is catching up with the spotted lanternfly as researchers experiment with parasitic wasps, vibrating traps and other strategies to stop the colorful pest. Before the bug reached ...

Smartest way for man to fight the insects who rival him for the earth’s bounty is to turn insect against insect. The wasp Microbracon mellitor assassinates boll weevils (which last year destroyed ...

Playgrounds can host a variety of natural wonders, and of course, kids. Now some students are not just learning about insects and spiders at school—they are putting them on the map and even ...

Jun 25, 2023 Jun 25, 2023 Updated Jul 29, 2024 When some Central High School students hopped on rafts to travel the Ruby-Horsethief stretch of the Colorado River in May on an overnight camping trip, ...

Researchers say they have discovered high diversity of Darwin wasps in a tropical rainforest in Brazil, wasps which were previously thought to thrive more in cooler habitats. Researchers say they have ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. It's a ...

It’s late in the summer, meaning any outdoor gathering with food and drink has a good chance of being visited by a pesky, buzzing wasp. But don’t reach for that rolled-up newspaper or can of bug spray ...

If you puncture the ovary of a wasp called Microplitis demolitor, viruses squirt out in vast quantities, shimmering like iridescent blue toothpaste. “It’s very beautiful and just amazing that there’s ...

Males of one wasp species use their genitals as an antipredator defense, mimicking females and jabbing potential attackers with spines mounted on their reproductive organs, a new study has found. One ...