Wasps need lots of insects to feed their young, so thrive in the warmer months Despite their bad reputation and tendency to disrupt picnics, wasps are an important part of our ecosystem. During ...

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

A new citizen science survey aims to shed light on that fixture of summertime in the outdoors: the wasp. Though much maligned, these fascinating creatures perform a vital ecological role ...

Wasps have generally earned themselves a bad reputation. But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem. There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in ...

Parasitoid wasps of the genus Aphidius are beneficial insects in agroecosystems and play an important role in the biological control of cereal aphids; economically important pests that threaten the ...

A new species of wasp has been discovered parasitizing adult fruit flies – the first of its kind ever documented. Parasitoid wasps' life cycles can get pretty gruesome (at least from the ...

We take a look at the last few weeks of the summer season for wasps — which, for almost all of them, is also the last few weeks of their lives. The wind has started howling, the mercury has plunged ...

Conservationists credit a species of parasitoid wasp for keeping Wilkins’ Bunting birds alive Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, joined PEOPLE as a writer ...

Wasps are intelligent and complex. But can you wait for them to die out? Wasps can be a deceptively tricky pest to deal with.

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When a wasp stings, it injects venom into the skin, causing pain, redness, and swelling. Unlike bees, wasps can sting ...