La métamorphose de Yurupari : flûtes, trompes et reproduction rituelle dans le Nord-Ouest amazonien by Dimitri Karadimas

“…This wasp reproduces itself using their preys as a receptacle and as food for its offspring. …”
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Indirect and direct interactions between grain aphid and parasitoid in the presence of symbiont Regiella insecticola by Yue Man, Delu Li, Minghui Wang, Zuqing Hu, Jean-Luc Gatti, Nicolas Desneux, Peng Han, Chen Luo

“…Some of these fitness traits were influenced by the indirect exposure to parasitoid wasp odor with a density effect. Presence of the symbiont also reduced A. gifuensis parasitic success, increased the wasp development time and decreased its emergence weight with low effect of the parasitoid density used for parasitism. …”
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Anti-Tumor Effects of <i>Vespa bicolor</i> Venom on Liver Cancer: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies by Yong-Hua Wu, Feng Xiong, Zheng-Wen Ou, Jing-An Wang, Jing Cui, Lin Jiang, Wen-Jian Lan

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Ratio-dependent competitions between a Wolbachia-uninfected bisexual strain and Wolbachia-infected thelytokous strain of the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura (Hyme... by Qian-Jin Dong, Yue He, Yu-Zhe Dong, Wu-Nan Che, Jin-Cheng Zhou, Hui Dong

“…Abstract Background Wolbachia-infected thelytokous Trichogramma wasps have been considered as potential effective biocontrol agents against lepidopteran pests in agriculture and forests. …”
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New Host Record for Camponotophilus delvarei (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), a Parasitoid of Microdontine Larvae (Diptera: Syrphidae), Associated with the Ant Camponotus sp. aff. texto... by Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud, Michael W. Gates, Jean-Paul Lachaud

“…Here we report the first case of parasitism of a species of microdontine fly by a myrmecophilous eurytomid wasp. This is also the first host record for Camponotophilus delvarei Gates, a recently described parasitic wasp discovered in Chiapas, Mexico, within the nests of the weaver ant, Camponotus sp. aff. textor Forel. …”
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The inner workings of a miniature eye by Gregor Belušič

“…The first complete 3D reconstruction of the compound eye of a minute wasp species sheds light on the nuts and bolts of size reduction.…”
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Life historytraits of Sirex Noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) canexplain outbreaks independently of environmental factors by Juan Pablo Aparicio, Juan Carlos Corley, Jorge Eduardo Rabinovich

“…To understand whatdetermines outbreaks dynamics in this species, we developed anindividual based model for a wasp population developing within apine plantation. …”
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Velvet Ants, Mutillidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) by Jeffrey C. Hertz

“…It describes these members of the wasp family that are often referred to as "hairy ants", their distribution, biology, identification, Florida species and pest status. …”
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A teratological case in antenna of Nysson tridens Gerstäcker, 1867 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) by İlyas Can, Alexander B. Ruchin

“…A case of asymmetry and hypertrophy on the right antenna in the kleptoparasite wasp Nysson tridens Gerstaecker, 1867 is described from Russia. …”
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Black soldier fly Hermetia illucens Linnaeus (Insecta: Diptera: Stratiomyidae) by Joseph W. Diclaro II, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…It describes this sleek looking fly often mistaken for a wasp — synonymy, distribution, description and life cycle, and economic importance. …”
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Velvet Ants, Mutillidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) by Jeffrey C. Hertz

“…It describes these members of the wasp family that are often referred to as "hairy ants", their distribution, biology, identification, Florida species and pest status. …”
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Never lose sight of enemies: giant honeybees perceive troublemakers even in mass flight mode—a case study by Gerald Kastberger, Martin Ebner, Thomas Hötzl

“…The colony was exposed to a wasp dummy designed to simulate a real threat, triggering shimmering waves when the bees were in a quiescent state. …”
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Leafminer Parasitoid Opius dissitus Muesebeck (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Jian Li, Dakshina Seal, Gary Leibee

“…Leafminers are usually the larvae of insects that feed or mine inside plant leaves, and Opius dissitus is a wasp endoparasite that keeps the population of Liriomyza leafminers in check. …”
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Leafminer Parasitoid Opius dissitus Muesebeck (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Jian Li, Dakshina Seal, Gary Leibee

“…Leafminers are usually the larvae of insects that feed or mine inside plant leaves, and Opius dissitus is a wasp endoparasite that keeps the population of Liriomyza leafminers in check. …”
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Associations of Internet Developers by S. S. Shirin

“…The main cases are associations that develop technical standards for the internet or promote such standards (IETF and WaSP), associations that develop countermeasures against the political control of internet communications (Netsukuku, TOR and FreeNet), and an association that develop one of the most remarkable political online projects WikiLeaks.…”
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Instruments and materials for digital manufacturing in architecture by Cesare Sposito, Francesca Scalisi

“…From the concept of mass customization to the creation of the Fab Lab, from Contour Crafting to D-Shape technology and to the WASP project, we are witnessing a radical rethinking of the architectural process, but also a continuous research on the materials.…”
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Black soldier fly Hermetia illucens Linnaeus (Insecta: Diptera: Stratiomyidae) by Joseph W. Diclaro II, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…It describes this sleek looking fly often mistaken for a wasp — synonymy, distribution, description and life cycle, and economic importance. …”
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Detectability of Emission from Exoplanet Outflows Calculated by pyTPCI, a New 1D Radiation-hydrodynamic Code by Riley Rosener, Michael Zhang, Jacob L. Bean

“…We use pyTPCI to model seven exoplanets (HD 189733b, HD 209458b, WASP-69b, WASP-107b, TOI-1430b, TOI-560b, and HAT-P-32b) at varying metallicities and compute their emission spectra to investigate their detectability across a variety of spectral lines. …”
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Kounis Syndrome as First Manifestation of Allergic Sensitization by D. Forlani, G. Scarano, A. D’Alleva, M. Di Marco, L. Paloscia, A. Gatta, L. Della Valle, A. Farinelli, A. Lumaca, C. Petrarca, R. Paganelli, L. Di Giampaolo, M. Di Gioacchino

“…No signs of an allergic reaction were observed in Case 3, but only the history of a wasp sting suggested its relationship to loss of consciousness and heart ischemia when hypersensitivity to venom was ascertained. …”
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Asian Horntail Eriotremex formosanus (Matsumura) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Siricidae: Tremicinae) by You Li, Jiri Hulcr

“… Since it was introduced to North America, the Asian woodwasp has become the most common wood wasp in Florida. It is not considered an economically important pest because it only attacks dying or dead trees, but the species may someday prove to be a pest and its ecological impacts in North American forests remain unknown. …”
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