Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them ...

Mud daubers get their name from their habit of using mud to build their nests, while most wasp species use wood pulp for nest ...

An unexpected discovery by an 8-year-old boy in his backyard has rewritten part of the ecological textbook, revealing a ...

Here is a look at five bird species that build some of the world’s most unusual nests, ranging from clay ovens to woven ...

Scientists document a rare form of social parasitism in which invading queens weaponize chemistry and worker ants to dethrone ...

The unusual life cycle of ants reflects their social behavior, with some individuals foregoing reproduction to tend to the ...

Pollinators work for free, but they require specific conditions to perform well. It's easy to introduce these elements in ...

Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the ...

Creating a pollinator-friendly garden is a great way to support bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other vital pollinators ...

Common Hoverfly Parasitoid Wasps! Today we're looking at a wasp I found in my backyard. This little insect lays its eggs inside of other hosts (hoverflys), which consumes the hoverfly larva from the ...

Under glaring laboratory lights, a research assistant extends his forearm and carefully inverts a mesh-topped container onto ...