A survey of the larvae of Japanese wasps revealed that not only is their diet more diverse than previously thought, it also ...

Marshaled against the beetles — and vastly outnumbered — are tiny, non-stinging wasps, some so small, they can be mistaken for poppy seeds. Locally, a front line of this battle is Vassar College.

the violin beetle, the green milkweed grasshopper and the cuckoo wasp. Photo illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Smithsonian Books Insects are among Earth’s most abundant life forms ...

The beetle has killed about 38 million ash trees, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA approved the release of four species of wasps, which lay eggs inside the ash borer ...