Although you might not know it, pollination is one of the most important tasks on planet Earth. If the insects that pollinate ...

The decision to commence VIT requires confirmation of allergic sensitivity to venom allergens by positive venom skin tests and/or detection of venom-specific IgE antibodies in the serum. Finally ...

Within the diverse insect order Hymenoptera, which encompasses over 6,000 bee species alone, venomous species are notably ...

A new bee species, Hoplitis onosmaevae, discovered in the French Alps and parts of Turkey and Iraq, exhibits unique ...

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The Museum houses one of the largest collections of Hymenoptera in the world. The collection is of global cultural, scientific and historic significance and comprises of approximately 3.5 million ...

Encounters with stinging insects like wasps and hornets can be fatal, and rapid urbanisation is increasing the chances of ...

UK technology start-up Opteran is on a mission to transform the world of autonomy with advanced “natural intelligence” ...

These parasites are found throughout the social Hymenoptera (i.e., bees, wasps and ants), and have been most intensely studied in ants. The social parasitism that I address here is restricted to ...

Eusocial animals express complex behaviors, like group decision-making. Evolutionary biologists have asked how and why eusociality has evolved, and what we can learn from eusocial organisms.

I lead a team of 21 curators in the Insects division. My own area of curatorial responsibility covers the Ichneumonoidea and Vespoidea (except ants) within Hymenoptera, with the Ichneumonidae my main ...

Further injections of the maintenance dose of 100 µg every 4 weeks during the first year, every 6 weeks during the second year and then every 8 weeks if venom immunotherapy is continued for more ...