Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India have discovered five new species of parasitic wasps, with one from Nagaland and four from the Western Ghats. These beneficial wasps play a crucial role ...

One particularly creepy new discovery made by insect researchers reveals that a a newly-discovered species of wasp in the Amazon basically zombifies spiders to do its bidding. The research ...

Another new wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, was discovered by Rice researchers. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

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 ...

Scientists have put together a map of the UK's wasp population, showing the distribution of key species. Data recorded by volunteers gives an insight into where wasps are living in the nation's ...

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 ...

of the species on Christmas Island, Australia. Now, a micro-wasp has helped restore balance. Every year on Christmas Island, the first smattering of rain from the wet season kicks off a ...

That involves introducing predators of the invasive species. In the case of the emerald ash borer, those predators are wasps. Several species of tiny, stingless parasitic wasps (admittedly ...

"If you examine wasp collections worldwide, you notice that body size varies considerably from one species to another. We analyzed many specimens from a representative number of species and ...