Tag: predatory wasps

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.

Entomology Today April 26, 2018 2 Comments

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 […]