Dutch-Flemish research project involving provinces such as Noord-Brabant and Gelderland has concluded that natural measures ...

This is a result of the parasitic wasp from the genus Trichogramma ... Unlike tachinid flies, Trichogramma wasps parasitize the eggs of various caterpillars, depositing their eggs within the pest’s ...

PUNE: In a major contribution to research around biodiversity, a team of scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered four new species of tiny spider-egg parasitic wasps in West ...

What comes to mind when you think of beneficial insects in your yard? Observant gardeners will often name one of the ...

Cat have a bad habit of coming into gardens and digging them up, but there is an easy way to keep them away using only ...

A new study shows that a mother digger wasp (Ammophila pubescens) can remember the locations and feeding history of up to ...

Scientists uncover rare parasitic snails living inside sea cucumbers in Japan—offering new insights into unusual animal relationships.

Several municipalities are warning people about the oak processionary caterpillar. The caterpillar has hundreds of thousands ...

Companion planting has many benefits, and growing lovage next to your tomato plants could be the smartest pairing in your garden. Here's why.

Curious about why - and how - you should attract beneficial insects to the garden? Learn how in this post. As any gardener ...

A particularly gruesome example of insect zombification occurs when parasitic wasps lay their eggs inside caterpillars. The larvae chew their way through the caterpillar to spin their cocoons on ...

M. demolitor is a parasite that lays its eggs in caterpillars, and the particles in its ovaries are “domesticated” viruses that have been tuned to persist harmlessly in wasps and serve their ...