In the war between parasite and host, the parasitic wasp, Aphidius ervi, and the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, are locked in a battle for survival. New research published in BioMed Central's open ...
Aphids are one pest that make every gardener sigh as they return continuously. They're extremely common and don't discriminate in the plants they attack – ornamentals, edibles, flowers, foliage, and ...
When fields of oilseed rape are exposed to diesel exhaust and/or ozone – both found in emissions from diesel burning vehicles and industry – the number of parasitic insects available to control aphids ...
A zombie wasp has been pictured after a parasitic fungi infected it and took over its body. The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division posted pictures of the wasp to Facebook, where it can ...
Dylan Miller receives funding from NSERC (Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada) Shelley Adamo receives funding from NSERC (Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada) Wasps have a ...
Q:I live on 40 acres in western Sonoma County. I keep a small garden and mixed fruit tree orchard. Last summer, there was a huge number of yellow jackets on the land - rather annoying when one tried ...
A species of parasitic wasp discovered by chance could provide growers with a chemical-free way of controlling a major pest. A species of parasitic wasp discovered by chance could provide growers with ...
An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to researchers. Specimens of Sirenobethylus charybdis, or S. charybdis, named after the ...
In nearly forty years of plant watching, I have seen queen’s wreath only once. The location is near the corner of Victory Boulevard and Ventura Canyon Avenue in Van Nuys, in the San Fernando Valley.