An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to ...

Modern-day parasitoids in the same superfamily—Chrysidoidea—include cuckoo wasps (which, as their name suggests, lay their ...

In places like Australia, there are over 10,000 wasp ... depending on your comfort level and the nest's location. "Paper wasps could be fine untreated, again depending on where they are located ...

The nests of paper wasps last only one season ... The Great Barrier Reef in Australia, over 2300 km long, is the largest in ...

“If people find paper wasp nests in their garden, they should wait until the wasps have settled in for the evening and then spray the nest with fly spray,” she said. “Do not shine a torch on ...

Unlike the large globular nests of the hornets, those of the paper wasps are simply a mass of uncovered cells, ranging in numbers from ffty to five hundred. These are suspended by a single central ...

True hornets are less aggressive than some wasp species, but they can still ... The queen emerges from hiding in the spring and builds a tan, paper nest from chewed wood and saliva.

and three species of paper wasp. All have painful stings for humans and nasty effects on native species. “The harms are huge. They kill lots of insects and feed on young, native birds in nests.