When fields of oilseed rape are exposed to diesel exhaust and/or ozone -- both found in emissions from diesel burning vehicles and industry -- the number of parasitic insects available to control ...

Turning loose a non-native wasp to sting and kill an aphid that feasts on wheat and barley in the Western U.S. has received an environmental endorsement from the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- South Dakota State University researchers put out tiny Asian parasitic wasps at a dozen sites across eastern South Dakota this year to see if they have an impact on soybean aphids.

AMES, Iowa – Sometimes an entomologist has to fight fire with fire. Or bugs with bugs, as the case may be. Iowa State University entomologists are studying the possibility of combating soybean aphids, ...

Fruit flies are generally highly susceptible to parasitic wasps, but some have stolen a gene from bacteria that makes them resistant. This adult fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has two cysts (made dark ...

University of Iowa Forbes Lab researchers documented evidence of a parasitic wasp called Euderus set that can use multiple species of the insect as its host. UI Ph.D. candidate Anna Ward worked on the ...

Ever notice how some gardens seem to thrive with fewer pests and more blooms? The secret often lies in attracting the right ...

A new species of parasitic wasp has been obtained from the eggs of weevils, associated with bushwillows, collected and identified by Dr. Silvano Biondi. Given the tiny insect from northeastern Gabon ...

Are your garden plants stunted, shriveled, yellowing, or curling at the leaves, despite your best efforts to keep them alive? Check the undersides of the leaves, and you might find the culprit: large ...

Aphids are very common in most home gardens and they can be one of the peskiest pests that you can find in your vegetable garden. Aphids have tiny (adults are under a quarter inch), soft pear-shaped ...