Authorities are warning residents in Canberra to be careful around wasp nests, with a spate of serious stinging attacks occurring this year. In the last month, 12 Canberrans reported serious stings ...

Scientists have sounded the alarm after a study found parasitic wasps from Europe on both the East and West Coasts of the United States. While parasitic wasps can offer important ecological benefits, ...

PEST controllers in Melbourne’s west say calls to eradicate the European wasp have nearly tripled since last season. Pestaway Pest Control customer service co-ordinator David Wheeler said the demand ...

They interrupt your picnic and put you at risk of a sting – and are surely one of the most hated insects in the country. In what will be dismal news for some, the UK is seeing an abundance of wasps ...

Scientists have just identified two previously unknown species of parasitic wasps living in the United States. The discovery is described in a study in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research led by ...

Morton, Eugene S. 2000. "The European paper-wasp: a new threat to cavity-nesting birds is coming!." Purple Martin Update, 12–13.

Scarlett Howard receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Monash University, Australian Academy of Sciences, and the Hermon Slade Foundation. She is affiliated with Triple R. Adrian Dyer ...

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 ...