Boosting the numbers of a tiny parasitic wasp could help control the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys), an invasive pest threatening crops including apples, cherries and corn. In the ...

Jul. 26—ALMA — In a quiet field of abandoned blueberries and shrubby brush in south Georgia, Cera Jones released hundreds of tiny parasitic wasps into the thicket and watched them fly away, following ...

Starting next month in Marion county, scientists at Oregon State University will release a parasitic species of wasp to control an invasive pest that infests fruits as they ripen, costing half a ...

Galls are small, tumor-like growths formed on plants that act as incubators for oak gall wasp larvae. Parasitic wasps often lay their own eggs in these galls, which later feed on their victims. North ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Ho said biocontrol agents like the wasps are typically ...

Dylan Miller receives funding from NSERC (Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada) Shelley Adamo receives funding from NSERC (Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada) Wasps have a ...