Native to Asia, the SWD was first discovered in California in 2008 ... just approved a potential prevention method: the Samba Wasp. Like the SWD, the Samba Wasp is tiny — just 1 millimeter ...

This one-of-a-kind predatory strategy has never been seen in other insects. Scientists think it was used to trap flies into ...

(CN) — Scientists have unearthed a 99-million-year-old wasp preserved in amber that they say represents not just a new species but an entirely new family of insects from the mid-Cretaceous period.

Assembly Bill (AB) 550, sponsored by Assembly Member Petrie-Norris, aims to amend the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) by permitting renewable energy projects to take unlisted but “at ...

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 ...

One of the oddest parental strategies on display in nature — like something out of a horror movie — is that of the adult cockroach wasp, a new species of which was discovered in China ...

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 ...