A newly identified parasitic wasp, compared to an “alien” predator, was found entirely by chance. Its ability to infect adult ...

Soil samples collected in North Dakota wheat fields indicate the lowest populations of overwintering wheat midge larvae ...

Moreover, once adult wasps emerged from the beetle-protected cocoons, the beetles recovered from the paralysis, resumed feeding, and even went on to reproduce. To tease apart competing hypotheses on ...

Remarkably, the ladybug remains alive after this, remaining immobilized as the larva spins a cocoon between its legs. According to a study published online on June 22 in the journal of the Royal ...