A man in his 50s has died after he was stung multiple times by wasps while gardening at his home in Co Cork. He has been named locally as Michael (Mick) Sheehan. Mr Sheehan was cutting a hedge at ...

A 56-year-old father of three has died after suffering what is believed to be an allergic reaction after he was stung by wasps. Michael Sheehan was cutting a hedge with friends at his home at ...

Funeral details have been announced for a man who died in Cork after a suspected severe allergic reaction to a wasp sting he sustained while cutting hedges. It is believed 56-year-old Michael ...

Parasitoid wasps use an elongated stinger, known as an ovipositor, to drill into fruits where flies are developing and pierce the fly's body to lay an egg within. Wasp eggs hatch inside the fly ...

Advertisement One reliable method of control has been to release tiny insects called parasitoid wasps into the wild that can hunt down immature fruit flies and target them for annihilation.

One reliable method of control has been to release tiny insects called parasitoid wasps into the wild that can hunt down immature fruit flies and target them for annihilation. The term parasitoid ...

One reliable method of control has been to release tiny insects called parasitoid wasps into the wild that can hunt down immature fruit flies and target them for annihilation. The term parasitoid ...

Parasitoids live and feed in or on a host and can develop either inside or outside of the host's body. Most parasitoid insects are small flies and wasps. But don't worry—they won't harm you!