Detailed in a study published on October 16 in the journal Science, biologists collaborating across multiple universities in ...

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 ...

Figs, these sweet fruits enjoyed since antiquity, hide a surprising biological relationship with tiny insects. A popular ...

Wasps are some of the most misunderstood creatures on the planet, but you definitely do not want to harass them. Although the ubiquitous insects are quite pretty — northern paper wasps, for example, ...

Wasps are often feared and respected for their ability to sting. Some species may become aggressive if closely approached or disturbed. Others will not sting people or animals until after direct ...

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 ...

If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need ...

Unlike bees, wasps don’t store food for the winter and the majority of wasps die off when temperatures fall below freezing.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nicholas Green, Kennesaw State University (THE CONVERSATION) Advertisement Article ...

Scientists have identified two previously unknown species of parasitic wasps spreading across the US, from New York to the Pacific coast. Originally from Europe, these tiny predators lay their eggs ...

Whether you're mowing the lawn or hosting a cookout, the last thing you want to worry about is stinging insects such as wasps. But the truth is that wasps have a somewhat undeserved bad reputation.