and genomic techniques to expedite the discovery of parasitoid species and uncover the evolutionary trends driving their diversification. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative ...

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 ...

Invasive wasps, particularly the Asian yellow ... This genetic bottleneck highlights the challenges in managing the species, as a lack of genetic diversity can affect the resilience of populations ...

In spite of this diversity, however, we can identify categories of interactions that have ... which can attack, defoliate, and kill large stands of jack pines in North America, play host to 11 ...

Recent studies have focused on the taxonomy and diversity of these mites ... new parasitic relationships between Leptus species and solitary wasps, further illustrating the complex interactions ...

In an initial 3-hour lab, students first design experiments to examine intraspecific and interspecific competition using two species of parasitoid wasps. Second, students are guided to a consensus ...

Moreover, the diversity of the genus is greatest in ... which provide material for ongoing research on the many species of paper wasps and the relationships among them. The authors of the latest ...

PEOPLE DOMESTICATED sheep and cattle, wheat and maize. Wasps domesticated viruses. And, just as domesticating other species helped human populations explode, so viral domestication assisted an ...

“By naming these species, we give other researchers ... that this study adds valuable information about the diversity of ...