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March brings warmer temperatures and the return of queen wasps emerging from winter hibernation. After spending cold months ...

A superwasp able to produce 1,000 offspring is threatening vast forests in North America, a new study has revealed. The Sirex woodwasp (Sirex noctilio) lays its eggs on pine trees in a mucus and a ...

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Appearance: Slender body is brownish-red with bold yellow and orange markings. Long antennae. Females are 2 inches long, with a 3-4 inch-long ovipositor used to drill deeply into wood and lay eggs.

A Dalhousie University student is collecting wasp nests to analyze them for the presence of heavy metals such as copper and chromium.