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 ...

To assist their offspring in this endeavour, mother Cynipoidea wasps also squirt into the flies a mix of venom, viruses and ...

or solitary wasps, with the hornets having a reputation as the more aggressive species. Each species looks different, but ...

For example, Swaine jack pine sawflies (Neodiprion swainei Midd.), which can attack, defoliate, and kill large stands of jack pines in North America, play host to 11 different species of parasitoid ...