Their results were published earlier this year in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. The species of wasps that the team studied, Polistes dominulus, is a common ...

Furthermore, he added, the studies highlight the importance of preserving entomological collections, which provide material for ongoing research on the many species of paper wasps and the ...

Types of nests vary between wasps. Some wasps build large, roughly cone-shaped nests of a paper-like material. Others build ...

One study recorded wasps visiting and pollinating over 600 species of different fauna. Another has shown that in the absence of bumblebees as pollinators, the introduction of Paper Wasps can ...

Variation in body size of paper wasps (Polistes) analyzed in the study. Each individual in the image represents a different species Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

The European hornet (Vespa crabro) made up 6%, while two rarer species were also found. Social wasps such as the hornets ... Hornets build large nests of a paper-like material made from chewed ...