Erie, Pa.'s grapes and vineyards may soon be in peril if the lanternfly reaches the county. Here's how scientists are trying to control it, including research into a parasitic wasp.

DNA barcoding in Canada identifies a wasp collected during a citizen science program by Gin Gin High School students as a new ...

This parasitic wasp forces other parasitic wasps to do its dirty work, then eats them. It's parasitic wasps all the way down. By Sara Chodosh. Published Jan 25, 2017 9:45 PM EST.

Parasitic wasps make hosts of other insects just like the the Aliens, laying eggs inside or on top of other insects. As the young wasps grow, they eat the hosts' bodies from the inside out, ...

What are parasitoid wasps? Learn about these wasps that have a gruesome but fascinating way of surviving.

The adult wasp is pictured. “I would say maybe the one thing that would explain why it’s gone undiscovered for so long is because nobody is expecting it,” said study author Logan Moore.

Once a wasp feels larval vibrations it uses its ovipositor which is normally 3-5 millimeters long to drill through the bark and lay eggs — normally a clutch with 9-15 eggs — on the surface of the ...

Ladybugs and ground beetles eat grubs and other pests, and thrive when your garden stays organic and pesticide-free.

"[Parasitic wasps] are among the most fascinating insects," Takasuka said, adding that other types of wasps are even known to control the minds of their prey.

But it turns out a parasitic vine mooches off of the parasitic wasps in turn. This finding, published on Monday in the journal Current Biology, ...

Scientists from Rice University, Texas, have identified a parasitic plant that preys on both trees and the wasps that use them as a nursery for their young. The team hope that their discovery ...

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture in 2023 announced a plan to import a species of parasitic wasp — Phymastichus coffea — that would naturally target and infest the beetle in order to reduce ...