This September, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department ...

Wasps are largely misunderstood insects, playing vital roles as pollinators, predators, and scavengers, far beyond their ...

The program involves releasing special species of wasps to target the invasive emerald ash borer, a pest that has been wreaking havoc on ash trees across the state since 2009. These small wasps target ...

A group of state and federal agencies is wrapping up an effort this month to slow the spread of emerald ash borer in the ...

Common Hoverfly Parasitoid Wasps! Today we're looking at a wasp I found in my backyard. This little insect lays its eggs inside of other hosts (hoverflys), which consumes the hoverfly larva from the ...

I recently found and killed a yellow-and-black mud dauber wasp that was very docile because I didn't realize mud daubers are non-aggressive. When left alone, these wasps only use their stingers to ...

This past weekend, I had a glimpse into one of the most fascinating and bizarre (also gruesome) animal behaviors I have ever witnessed.

A new wasp species, Heinrichiellus natgeo, was discovered in a remote village in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh during ...

The extensive death of ash trees in Western New York is creating a decline in emerald ash borer populations for the time being, and the release of wasps that prey on the invasive insect may limit the ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Experts are seeing an increase in yellowjackets across Connecticut. Dr. Gale Ridge, an associate scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES), said it ...

Did you notice a few unwelcome guests trying to steal a sip from your soda can at your Labor Day picnics last weekend? In late August/early September, bees and wasps are highly visible, more ...

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 ...