“My long-standing aim is to rethink what it truly means to be a plant,” Kenji Suetsugu, a botanist at Kobe University in ...

Parasitism is a common life strategy in the natural world; how they will fare under climate change remains to be seen ...

Early birds may get worms, but livestock farmers planning fly control in winter benefit by preventing a population explosion ...

Ever notice how some gardens seem to thrive with fewer pests and more blooms? The secret often lies in attracting the right ...

A tiny parasitic wasp turns the Tussock moth caterpillar into a living nursery, laying eggs that hatch and feed inside the host while it continues its daily life — unaware of its fate.

From wasps that turn spiders into living incubators to aquatic hunters that drink their victims like smoothies, here are five gruesome, deadly animals that consume their prey from within – proof that ...

A new species of parasitic wasp has been obtained from the eggs of weevils, associated with bushwillows, collected and identified by Dr. Silvano Biondi. Given the tiny insect from northeastern Gabon ...

Tapioca farmers in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry are celebrating restored harvests two years after scientists deployed a parasitic wasp to combat an invasive mealybug that threatened to destroy ...

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 ...

I saw your recent column about tomato fruitworms, and was wondering if this pest also eats leaves. The leaves of one of my tomato plants are being eaten by something. A couple of the branches now have ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Facetotectans are microscopic crustacean larvae that have never been seen as adults. Only the larval and juvenile phases of these creatures are known ...