Oriental wasps may have evolved a genetic mutation to handle their liquor, thanks to a beneficial relationship with yeast.

Ensure you correctly identify hornets before you begin nest-removal procedures, as the methods for getting rid of other types of wasps are different. Find and remove hornets and their nests as ...

A team led by Penn State researchers identified 22 new species of gall wasps, naming them after famous thieves. This ...

New gall wasp species named after famous thieves and tricksters reveal fresh insights into their roles and ecosystems.

What do Catwoman, Han Solo, and the man who betrayed Julius Caesar all have in common? Scientists have just named a group of ...

Hornets are social wasps that build communal nests by chewing wood ... and Africa. Every hornet species builds its nest in a different area. For example, European hornets prefer building their homes ...

An alcohol-only diet would throw most species for a loop ... Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, suspected that hornets and wasps might tolerate alcohol better—or even use it as a food ...

Spotted lanternflies blacken a tree-of-heaven trunk at a property along Airport Highway in Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 4, 2024. The ...

For the first time in three years, Washington has announced it is investigating the possible sighting of a northern giant hornet, an invasive species known to kill honeybee hives. The state ...

Human use of parasitoid wasps or other natural enemies to control pest populations is known as biological control, or ...

Hornets are social wasps that build communal nests ... and Africa. Every hornet species builds its nest in a different area. For example, European hornets prefer building their homes at least ...

Tropical almonds are one of many active battlegrounds in a war between a global agricultural pest, a parasitic wasp and a ... lethality within different fruit fly host species.