To assist their offspring in this endeavour, mother Cynipoidea wasps also squirt into the flies a mix of venom, viruses and ...

Whether you're mowing the lawn or hosting a cookout, the last thing you want to worry about is stinging insects such as wasps ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hornets approach with calmer, almost leisurely movements, while wasps appear more nervous and hectic. Both species can hover to inspect food sources or perform quick evasive maneuvers when threatened.

They are the young pretenders while wasps are the granddaddies of the insect world. There are a staggering 150,000 species of wasp and only a tiny, tiny minority cause us trouble. In the UK it is ...

Wasps need lots of insects to feed their young ... who was called out to treat between 60 and 80 wasp nests this time last year. In comparison, his company - which covers Essex, Suffolk and ...

Swarms of parasitic wasps will descend upon Kona coffee farms this spring as a long-gestating plan to control an invasive ...

Swarms of parasitic wasps will descend upon Kona coffee farms this spring as a long-gestating plan to control an invasive ...

University of California, Berkeley, biologists have shown that several species of fruit fly ... aphid resistant to a parasitic wasp that plagues it. These wasps lay their eggs inside the larvae ...