In the uninfected condition, a Drosophila larva contains adult precursor tissues called the imaginal discs (such as those for the wings, eyes, legs, etc) inside its body. The fly larva undergoes ...

Aphid-hunting wasps can reproduce with or without sex, challenging previous assumptions. This unique flexibility could boost sustainable pest control if its hidden drawbacks can be managed. The ...

The newly discovered wasp may eventually be useful in biological control or help protect forests by reducing pest populations ...

Parasitoid wasps are haplodiploid insects that develop by parasitising host arthropods and exhibit remarkable flexibility in sex allocation. Females adjust offspring sex ratios in response to local ...

An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps dating from the mid-Cretaceous period and preserved in amber may have used their Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture and immobilize their prey. Research, ...

Invasive gall wasps, notably the Asian chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus) and the erythrina gall wasp (Quadrastichus erythrinae), have inflicted substantial damage on forestry and ornamental ...

PEOPLE DOMESTICATED sheep and cattle, wheat and maize. Wasps domesticated viruses. And, just as domesticating other species helped human populations explode, so viral domestication assisted an ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...