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.

In a laboratory in California, entomologists are trying to identify a tiny wasp that doesn’t sting but has stirred up a hornet’s nest for agriculture officials in Illinois. Thousands of the wasps were ...

Millions of microscopic wasps are scheduled to be released in the coming months in Bay Area counties, including San Francisco, under a state-led plan to control the light brown apple moth. Plans to ...

The scarlet-bodied wasp moth does not damage garden or landscape plants. And, despite its wasp-like appearance, it's a moth and cannot sting people. (Janice Wynn) Q: I have been seeing this beautiful ...

An army of tiny, parasitic wasps will be unleashed inside the English stately home where Anne Boleyn was born, in order to hunt out and eradicate moths that threaten the mansion’s furniture and ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The insatiable fruit- and leaf-eating light-brown apple moth may meet ...

Cleaning out a dark and unused wardrobe, Megan Gallagher found "black stalactites" hanging from the roof. "Things [were] crawling in the carpet and flying in the corner of the cupboard," Ms Gallagher ...

Empty of human visitors because of lockdowns, the darkened rooms of Britain’s historic buildings have gained thousands of unwelcome residents over the past 11 months: moths that infest closets, perch ...

A few months ago, I had the chance to take a bush walk with one of the most respected trail guides in South Africa, Stefan Winterboer. After showing us where a hippo had marked its territory by ...

Clearwing moths may not look all that dangerous, despite having largely see-through wings like bees and wasps. But some fly like fierce insects best left well alone. Four clearwing species from ...

An army of tiny, parasitic wasps will be unleashed inside the English stately home where Anne Boleyn was born, in order to hunt out and eradicate moths that threaten the mansion’s furniture and ...