In 2023, researchers were in the process of introducing the samba wasp to control the SWD population. Michigan State researchers introduced a second wasp into the equation: the ronin wasp, another ...

Creatures as diverse as black bears and cuckoos provide a natural and eco-friendly solution to managing unwelcome insects. The name yellow jackets refers to several wasp species found throughout much ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Insect predators found in the United States could help keep spotted lanternfly populations in check while potentially reducing reliance on chemical control methods, according to ...

It’s summer in the northern hemisphere and that means sun, sea, and wasps. A lot of us have been taught to fear wasps as aggressive insects that exist only to make our lives a misery. But with ...

Fruit flies are generally highly susceptible to parasitic wasps, but some have stolen a gene from bacteria that makes them resistant. This adult fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has two cysts (made dark ...