There's hope that a parasitic wasp from Kazahkstan could wipe out codling moth in Australia. Codling moth, which looks like a small grub, eats through pears and apples and costs the industry about $5 ...

A rare moth that pretends to be a wasp to avoid predators has become the 10,000th species recorded at a UK nature reserve. The National Trust believe that Wicken Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire ...

When parasitic wasps come calling, some caterpillars have a surprising ally: a viral infection. Insects called parasitoid wasps lay their eggs inside young moth larvae, turning the caterpillars into ...

A ‘gruesome’ wasp which hatches inside other insects, and eats its way out, is one of a record 815 new species discovered by the Natural History Museum this year. Scientists have also found the ...

European and Asian paper wasp nests in the Cloudy Bay area often grow to the size of a tennis ball. Photo: Simon Litchwark / Supplied Invasive predators have moved in on a coastal stretch of the South ...

While on holiday in Croatia in early July this landed on my small son as we walked along the street. It flew off again almost immediately, but he was a bit freaked out. It was huge – almost two inches ...

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Tiny parasitoid wasps might help you say bye-bye to those smelly mothballs. Once clothes moth larvae start eating your favorite garments, they’re tough to get rid of. Tiny parasitoid wasps are here to ...

Horama plumipes is a moth active during the day. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...