Ants and other species who lived alongside dinosaurs but preserved in fossilized tree resin reveal a great deal about their ...

A parasitic wasp castrates its moth-larvae hosts by injecting them with a ‘domesticated’ virus that causes cells in the larvae’s testes to die. Now, scientists know exactly how the virus does its ...

The jewel wasp uses one of the most extreme parasitic strategies found in nature. After manipulating a cockroach’s behavior, the wasp lays its eggs inside a living host. The larvae then develop by ...

Teresa Sanchez was in Mexico for a medical procedure nearly four years ago when she kept feeling dry, poking sensations in her right eye. She chalked it up to a potential rip in her contact lens, the ...

The arrival of the erythrina gall wasp in Hawaii likely happened through human activity. Scientists believe the tiny insect may have hitchhiked on imported plants or wood products, a common pathway ...

A fossil arthropod entombed in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber has been identified as a new genus and species of froghopper, known today as an insect with prodigious leaping ability in adulthood ...

The numbers are in. As Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller” jumps from Number 32 to Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 following Halloween, the King of Pop has posthumously made chart history. On Monday, ...

These variegated, collaged-looking nests — fetching up to $250 each — are a recent fixation in interior design. Indoors, a wasp nest can look like a sculpture that both “elevates living spaces” and ...

GALAX, Va. – Galax Elementary is currently investigating reports of skin irritation among students after pest control provider Orkin confirmed the presence of fleas and parasitic wasps in the school ...

GALAX, Va. (WDBJ) - Galax Elementary School is being treated Wednesday night with products designed to eliminate fleas and wasps found on campus, according to Galax City Public Schools. The school ...

A coffee berry borer-infested coffee bean and cherry is shown. The early success of this effort is partly due to the low cost of implementation and long-term ecological and financial gains, including ...