"But every wasp is glorious," says Gavin, as he urges you to move beyond the PR spin that's got us to prefer beetles and bees instead ("Bees are just furry wasps that turned vegetarian").

The Museum houses one of the largest collections of Hymenoptera in the world. The collection is of global cultural, scientific and historic significance and comprises of approximately 3.5 million ...

I lead a team of 21 curators in the Insects division. My own area of curatorial responsibility covers the Ichneumonoidea and Vespoidea (except ants) within Hymenoptera, with the Ichneumonidae my main ...

Bees and wasps belong to the order Hymenoptera, but they have distinct characteristics that set them apart. Bees are ...

All Hymenoptera lay eggs that produce males if the egg is not fertilized and females when the egg is fertilized. The Queen normally keeps workers from laying eggs. If the queen dies, the workers may ...

Most hymenoptera are not eusocial, but this social system has arisen multiple times within the group. It is found in some bees (Apidae) and wasps (Ross & Matthews 1991) — with separate origins ...

A new citizen science survey aims to shed light on that fixture of summertime in the outdoors: the wasp. Though much maligned, these fascinating creatures perform a vital ecological role ...

He is enthused to be on a campus that shares his interest in the group of social insects known as Hymenoptera. That interest led him to study insects like fruit flies at Cornell University and ...

Moving from travel to... Removing wasps from your home costs $100 to $1,300, depending on the species, infestation severity, treatment type and any accessibility concerns. Generally speaking ...

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A man in his 50s has died after he was stung multiple times by wasps while gardening at his home in Co Cork. He has been named locally as Michael (Mick) Sheehan. Mr Sheehan was cutting a hedge at ...