These insects do plenty of good in our lawns and gardens, and not all types of wasps are aggressive. Most of the time, wasps mind their own business. “Wasps are pollinators and provide ...

The species of wasps that the team studied, Polistes dominulus, is a common kind of paper wasp, according to Madden. "These wasps are invasive, and almost everyone has them in their house," she said. ...

or solitary wasps, with the hornets having a reputation as the more aggressive species. Each species looks different, but ...

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem. There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in the UK, comprising a huge variety of solitary and social ...

Scientists have put together a map of the UK's wasp population, showing the distribution of key species. Data recorded by volunteers gives an insight into where wasps are living in the nation's ...

Parasitic wasps present a gruesome threat to fruit flies, as they transform fly larvae into hosts for wasp offspring. In some ...

Another ZSI team led by Dr Rajmohana K identified four new species of parasitic wasps — Calotelea acuta, C chitraka, C foveata and C fulva — in the Western Ghats. The discoveries increase the ...