At this time of year, you might notice an uptick in buzzing visitors around your patio, compost pile or refuse bins. The ...

If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need ...

Accessing affordable fruit and vegetables is a significant challenge for the 1.2 million UK residents living in what are known as “food deserts“. People in these neighborhoods are unable to purchase ...

Melissa Rae Sanger In many places, autumn is synonymous with apples. Apple-laden orchards invite us to pick our own, farm markets boast gorgeous bushels of Granny Smith and Honeycrisp (my favorite) ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of biologists recently discovered a new parasitic wasp ...

Many believe figs contain wasps, but most supermarket varieties are actually bug-free. While fig wasps are vital for ...

A Kansas City-area beekeeper is doing his part to save and strengthen honeybee colonies in the metro. David Friesen started ...

With about 600 different species of bees in Washington, you would think it would be easy to spot one. But that black and yellow insect you see quickly darting from flower to flower could just as ...

A small team of biologists at Mississippi State University and the University of Wyoming has found a species of parasitoid wasp that lays its eggs inside of living adult fruit flies. In their study, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WGHP) — With the weather warming up in ...

Elizabeth Nicholls receives funding from a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (MR/T021691/1) and the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme. Accessing affordable fruit and vegetables is a significant ...