"But every wasp is glorious," says Gavin, as he urges you to move beyond the PR spin that's got us to prefer beetles and bees instead ("Bees are just furry wasps that turned vegetarian").

but their natural history tells us how beetles like this one with its bizarre, antler-like lobes thrived in the amber forest. Though social wasps are one of its prey, such beetles do not have to ...

The hover fly and wasp-nest beetle were given the green light by the country's Environmental Protection Authority. They target the nests of wasps, which have overrun parts of the South Island.

As the invasive pest continues to do damage to vast swaths of local farmers coffee farms, agricultural officials are proposing the use of a parasitoid wasp to control the beetle. — Photo ...