Research from St. Olaf College and the University of Denver, published in Current Biology, found that a parasitic fly in Hawaii has evolved to eavesdrop on the mating calls of Pacific field crickets.

Research from St. Olaf College and the University of Denver, published in Current Biology, found that a parasitic fly in Hawaii has evolved to eavesdrop on the mating calls of Pacific field crickets.

Prior research has shown that there are large numbers of parasitoid species, many of which rely on a host to carry their eggs ...

Applying biological control and SIT on the ground The combined use of parasitoids and the SIT has been applied in several states in Mexico, to control populations of the Mexican fruit fly and the West ...

And the worm itself was actually used as evidence to convict the sellers. It isn't a pleasant role, but parasites are sometimes called on as expert witnesses in cases of animal or human neglect.

The wasp larva consumes the host's body, eventually eclosing from the host fly's pupal case. Tsukuba, Japan—Parasitoid wasps, belonging to the family Hymenoptera, deprive their insect and spider ...