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 ...

In 2023, researchers were in the process of introducing the samba wasp to control the SWD population. Michigan State researchers introduced a second wasp into the equation: the ronin wasp, another ...

Acid-filled pitchers complete with fangs. Labyrinthine chambers decorated with bristles. Leaves that snap shut in less than a ...

Hughey, Myra C., Nicolas, Angie, Vonesh, James R., and Warkentin, Karen M. 2012. "Wasp predation drives the assembly of fungal and fly communities on frog egg masses ...

Many flies are plagued by parasitic wasps, which lay their eggs in fly larvae, turning them into surrogate wombs for wasp larvae. One common fly has successfully fought off its wasp predator by ...