Parasitoid insects, unlike parasites, kill their hosts by consuming them during their larval stage. Most parasitoids are small wasps and flies, and they infect a wide range of insects and arachnids.
Take a stroll along one of the beaches on Hawaii Island in late summer, and you’ll likely stumble upon almond-shaped fruits lying in the sand. Known as false kamani nuts, or tropical almonds, they ...
Scientists are studying how different species of wasps can be used for insect biocontrol in the United States. Abigail Eisenstadt The parasitoid samurai wasp, Trissolcus japonicus, is one of many ...
The tiny, iridescent parasitoid wasp is the latest insect shown to be a cryptic complex of genetically distinct species. By Sabrina Imbler The tiny, iridescent Ormyrus labotus always seemed suspicious ...
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This ancient insect was found in amber… then scientists saw something growing out of its head
A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...
Parasitoid wasps lay their eggs on a spider's back. This team proposes that by injecting the spider host with the molting hormone, ecdysone, the wasp induces the spider to make a special web for the ...
Beneficial insects act as natural pest control, improve the health of your plants, and more. While bugs are commonly perceived as a negative thing in the garden, many insects are actually very ...
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