image: Some undiscovered species are hiding right under our noses. Ormyrus labotus, a tiny parasitoid wasp known to science since 1843, has long been considered a generalist, laying its eggs in more ...

If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need ...

Galls are small, tumor-like growths formed on plants that act as incubators for oak gall wasp larvae. Parasitic wasps often lay their own eggs in these galls, which later feed on their victims. North ...

Scientists have discovered a new wasp species in the Amazon rain forests of Peru. The new wasp genus called amazonica Capitojoppa is one of several species unknown to science which were discovered in ...

The program involves releasing special species of wasps to target the invasive emerald ash borer, a pest that has been wreaking havoc on ash trees across the state since 2009. These small wasps target ...