After the Trump administration's cut to USAID, funding for agricultural research at 17 labs at U.S. universities is now ...

Delve into the dark world of parasitic wasps and discover their grisly takeovers of living caterpillars. Becoming a butterfly is a dangerous game, and it's easy for caterpillars to fall victim to some ...

tI’s a scene straight out of your worst nightmare: dozens of tiny, milky larvae wriggle out of their still-living caterpillar host, leaving behind the scarred, gaping holes from whence they emerged.

parasites and infectious bacteria lurk at every turn. But one species of caterpillar is thought to be the first recorded self-medicating insect. Becoming an adult butterfly or moth is a high-stakes ...

Scientists have accidentally discovered a previously unknown species of parasitic wasp that grows inside the bodies of living flies before bursting out of their stomachs like a xenomorph from the ...