A research group studying the diversity of parasitoid insects around the world. Parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera) are one of the most species rich animal taxa on Earth, but their tropical diversity is ...

Insect parasitoids play a central role in shaping terrestrial ecosystems through complex interactions with their hosts and with one another. These wasps or flies deposit eggs within or upon insect ...

New calculations suggest that the insect species inhabiting our planet may be double or triple previous estimates.

A group of parasitic insects tough enough to kill fire ants has shown researchers a nasty new trick. The creatures hide inside their victim by making the host form a protective bag of its own skin.

Parasitoid insects, unlike parasites, kill their hosts by consuming them during their larval stage. Most parasitoids are small wasps and flies, and they infect a wide range of insects and arachnids.

We have published an article describing a new calamitalean species named Annularia paisii with an insect gall about 303 million years old. This new fossil species was discovered in the region of São ...

The tiny, iridescent parasitoid wasp is the latest insect shown to be a cryptic complex of genetically distinct species. By Sabrina Imbler See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más ...

Through a unique collaboration, researchers at the University of Helsinki have exposed major changes taking place in the insect communities of the Arctic. Their study reveals how climate change is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent study suggests many Amazon insects already live near their upper heat tolerance, meaning rising temperatures could ...

A research group from the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku studies the diversity of parasitoid insects around the world. Parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera) are one of the most species rich ...