MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Tennessee are investigating whether parasitic wasps can be used to kill the emerald ash borer, a beetle that is threatening millions of trees ...

Entomologists have warned that European sawflies — invasive bugs that resemble wasps — are taking over pine trees in Washington's Pierce County, perhaps most well-known as the home of Mount Rainier ...

You can see a video about ash borer biocontrol by the Virginia Department of Forestry at wapo.st/ash_borers. Up close, the emerald ash borer is a strikingly beautiful insect. It’s also a dangerous ...

Officials are proposing the release of a parasitoid wasp from Africa to assist in the fight against the invasive coffee berry borer. The coffee berry borer (CBB) is the most destructive insect pest of ...

BOSTON - Swarming insects are attacking residents in the South End. The last straw was when Pippy got stung. The South End pooch was out for a walk this week, when a swarm came up from behind. "She ...

BEAVER ISLAND, MI – Mature ash still fill the swamps and remain part of the tree canopy on Beaver Island, where the invasive emerald ash borer arrived years after the pest insect had already decimated ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In an effort to combat a beetle endangering a species of tree found throughout New York City, the city Parks Department is releasing parasitoid (or stingless) wasps in ...

There are two topics of concern this week. The first is the proliferation of yellow jackets and wasps, and the second is the still-increasing number of beetle-killed spruce trees. Both are most ...

Under the Federal Nature Conservation Act, wasps have legal protection in Germany. Those convicted of capturing, disturbing, injuring or killing the insects without justification are subject to ...

Entomologists in Washington state are setting up traps and urging people to be on the lookout after a “murder hornet” was spotted attacking a paper wasp nest this week near the US-Canadian border.

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMPH) - When you think of things that could make wildland firefighters’ lives and jobs harder, what comes to mind? High temperatures? Dangerous terrain? How about having to fend ...