The skin of insects is usually covered by water-repellent hydrocarbons which protect them against desiccation and pathogens. This protective layer is species-specific in the majority of cases, ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. On warm days through early fall, you can find two large species of “digger” wasps flitting about late-blooming flowers. Like many wasps, these species ...

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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Last summer while working in the garden, I was startled when a fast-flying wasp dropped a plump pumpkin spider on the soil in front of me. The wasp ...

Digger wasps make a short burrow for each egg, stocking it with food and returning a few days later to provide more. A new study reveals that mother wasps can remember the locations of up to nine ...

Beewolves house beneficial bacteria on their cocoons that guarantee protection against harmful microorganisms. Scientists have discovered that bacteria of the genus Streptomyces produce a cocktail of ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (DOA) is starting up a new series called #ThatIsNotAnAsianGiantHornet and the first part of the series features the Great Golden Digger Wasp. Now, the ...

Digger wasps are continuing to multiply in numbers in the Lowcountry. At Possum’s, we used to get a few complaints in localized areas; now the numbers seem to be on the rise. One faithful reader of ...

Because digger wasps switched prey, the chemical protective layer of their skin changed, too, explain researchers in a new report. The skin of insects is usually covered by water-repellent ...