Wasps are probably best known for disrupting summer picnics, but they are actually very important in keeping the ecosystem balanced, providing us with natural pest control. Without wasps, the world ...

Parasitoid wasps use other insects as hosts for their offspring, eating them alive and fresh. These species are often used as a natural pesticide in agriculture, as the wasps' offspring feeds on or in ...

Dr Seirian Sumner of University College London said wasps are nature's pest controllers and a world without wasps would mean that we would have to use a lot more pesticides to control the other ...

Mud daubers are considered a biological pest control solution because they kill spiders and other insects in the house. Now that you're equipped with the right gear to get rid of a wasp nest ...

But wasps—just like bees and butterflies—are important pollinators in our floral ecosystems, and also help keep annoying pest bug populations down. So, if you've noticed the huge wasps and ...