LANSING Michigan foresters are bracing for an invasion of tree-killing wasps. Roger Mech, a forest health specialist with the Department of Natural Resources, said his department has tracked the ...
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 ...
This Week Outdoors: The fruit on mulberry trees is at the peak of ripeness, attracting large numbers and wide varieties of fruit-eating birds. Q: Can you tell us what's going on with wasps in our area ...
In order to find out about its migrations, various research centres in South Africa, Sweden, Canada, Chile, Australia, Spain, Argentina and Switzerland have conducted research detailing its routes and ...
Q: I have heard that some species of wasps and bees can damage my house. Is that true? A: Yes! The threat to our homes is not as common as with termites and carpenter ants, but we do have species of ...
The southeastern United States contains a multi-billion dollar pine timber industry that could be affected significantly by the establishment and spread and of Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: ...
Summer calls for at-home barbecues, gardening and lounging by the pool — all of which become unpleasant when wasps are around. Wasps tend to build nests in sheltered areas like inside trees, under ...
The wood wasp is one of the great enemies of the trees in the Pinus family. It originated in Eurasia and from there has spread since the beginning of the 20th century to Australia, South America and ...