Parasitic wasps are not harmful to people — in fact, they don't even sting. These flying insects are very tiny, typically ⅒ ...

The discovery occurred in March 2023 when the team was examining fruit flies for parasitic worms and noticed a strange wasp ...

Delve into the dark world of parasitic wasps and discover their grisly takeovers of living caterpillars. Becoming a butterfly is a dangerous game, and it's easy for caterpillars to fall victim to some ...

The larvae belong to a type of wasp called parasitoids, whose young dine on the flesh of hosts their parents pick out for them. But research published Thursday (July 29) in Science suggests that not ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Ho said biocontrol agents like the wasps are typically ...

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 ...

didactylus (Latreille) (the "changa") in Puerto Rico, are being managed with an entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema scapterisci (Nguyen and Smart) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), and a parasitic ...