Tag: predatory wasps

How a Wasp and Geographic Data are Improving Surveillance for the Emerald Ash Borer

One of the best tools to detect emerald ash borer is a wasp that specializes in catching beetles. A new study compares the wasps’ mix of prey with the mix of trees in nearby forests to estimate the wasp’s foraging range—and thus determine where emerald ash borer may be present when the wasps are found with it.

Entomology Today June 8, 2023 2 Comments

Oregon Researchers Find a Native Wasp With a Taste for Stink Bugs

A recent study in Oregon details the predatory habits of the wasp Astata unicolor—its preferred prey is the invasive brown marmorated stink bug—and notes its potential as a native natural enemy of the invasive pest.

Predatory Wasps and Citizen Scientists are Taking on the Emerald Ash Borer

By Kevin Fitzgerald The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a pest species that has killed tens of millions of ash trees and has the potential to kill most of […]