If wasps frequent your yard and you’re not a fan of using chemical repellents, there are some natural ways to deter them from buzzing around. What's more, you might already have some of these ...

But, it may not be as effective for ground-dwellers like yellow jackets, velvet ants and digger wasps. Next: First, check the spray can instructions and put back on your PPE ... “Some sources say ...

What made the finding even more surprising is that the wasp’s victims belong to an extremely common family of fruit fly called Drosophila. Moore pivoted his research and, along with some ...

Creating a buzz, a biologist's research has led to the discovery of a new parasitic wasp species with unusual ... discovery of a new wasp from backyard fly traps, revealing a "spectacular example ...

Experts say if wasps become a safety risk, it's important to use a spray that specifically says it targets wasps.

a behavior that is unprecedented among parasitoid wasps, which typically target fly larvae. "This is a spectacular example of undescribed biology hidden in plain sight," Matthew Ballinger ...

While the team was screening more than 6,000 flies, they made the very unusual discovery of a parasitic wasp hiding under the abdomen of an adult fly of the species Drosophila affinis. The wasp ...

There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in the UK, comprising a huge variety of solitary and social species. The majority are parasitoids, which have young that eat insects or spiders alive. But ...

The wasp larva grows inside the fly and then rips the fly open when it emerges, a recent study described. An adult female wasp, which is smaller than the lead tip of a pencil, infects a larger ...

The wasp larva grows inside the fly and then rips the fly open when it emerges, a recent study described. Known as Syntretus perlmani the adult wasp lives throughout the eastern U.S., with the ...

Q: What is the difference between a yellow jacket and a wasp? “Yellow jackets and hornets and wasps in general -- they are meat eaters, they are carnivores.” “They go after insects -- they ...

If you're stung by a hornet in the UK it's most likely a European hornet – although it may be you've encountered an Asian 'yellow-legged' hornet, which is now being frequently spotted here. Although ...