We humans have our fair share of parasites, some annoying, some dangerous. Common parasitic predators include bed bugs, lice, roundworms, tapeworms and ticks. Some of these and others can cause ...

Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation is releasing parasitoid wasps that prey on emerald ash borer larvae. The wasps are native to parts of Russia and eastern China, where they appear to ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Creating a buzz in Nature, a Mississippi State biologist’s research led to the discovery of a new parasitic wasp species with unusual biology in the Eastern U.S., opening doors for ...

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.

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 ...