Parasitoid wasps can be divided into two groups: idiobionts and koinobionts. Cryptus arcticus is an idiobiont attacking host larvae just as they are pupating. Since the host is already immobile at ...

More information: Logan D. Moore et al, Drosophila are hosts to the first described parasitoid wasp of adult flies, Nature ...

Aphid parasitoids use an external pheromone-like substance to mark parasitized hosts. We have shown that oviposition restraint varies with the probability of offspring survival, which is influenced by ...

MSU researchers reared and released a small number of samba wasps in 2022. The wasps were released in “postharvest scenarios” in the wooded edges of cherry and blueberry plantings, where SWD often ...

Gavin Broad: "Wasps are the lions of the insect world" It's the parasitoid wasps that do this work for us and their methods - like those of Ampulex compressa - are often ingenious. I'm fascinated ...

Delve into the dark world of parasitic wasps and discover their grisly takeovers of living caterpillars. Becoming a butterfly is a dangerous game, and it's easy for caterpillars to fall victim to some ...

Many wasps take advantage of fresh food sources in their natural environment, such as other insects and spiders. Parasitoid wasps use other insects as hosts for their offspring, eating them alive and ...

Wiliwili is pictured flowering in Kanaio FOREST AND KIM STARR photo Unlike the gladiators, the parasitoid wasp uses only one host to complete its development and is able to live on smaller galls.

This image shows a female specimen of the new parasitoid wasp species Idris brevicornis. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

Fruit flies wreak havoc on crops in Hawaii, but a type of parasitoid wasp armed with a biological weapon has helped keep the pests at bay. Research shows wasps are active and useful predators of ...