A newly identified wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been discovered in Houston, Texas. The discovery, the fourth wasp species found on the university grounds in seven years, reveals the ...
Identifying mud daubers isn’t too tricky if you know which features to look for — and especially if you can spot a nest. The most striking feature of this bug might be its straw-thin waist, which ...
In 1965, renowned bee biologist Charles Michener described a new species of masked bee from “an entirely unexpected region,” the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia. Michener named the bee Hylaeus ...
A new paper provides the first statistically derived estimate of bee species richness around the world. But this is about ...
When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...
A tiny parasitoid wasp from Asia has established itself in the Netherlands without deliberate release. Field research by ...
Forensic entomology harnesses the life cycles and behaviours of insects to provide critical evidence in death investigations, particularly for estimating the post‐mortem interval (PMI). At its core, ...