Ceraphron initium — was discovered during a Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)-funded field by the Zoological ...

Researchers uncover unique insect-plant relationship: ants and crickets pollinate and disperse Balanophora seeds.

Kolkata: In a significant achievement for biodiversity research, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has identified a new ...

Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Uses Unconventional Method to Make Proteins for Evasion of Drug Treatment Dec. 9, 2024 — A study sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins ...

Kolkata: In a remarkable achievement for biodiversity research, the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has identified a new ...

Braconid wasps are parasitic wasps. They inject their eggs into their hosts (caterpillars, moths, beetle larvae, and aphids). The hatching larvae then feed upon the host, causing it to die. Soldier ...

Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered five different species of parasitic wasp, an official said. ZSI scientists have identified Ceraphron initium, a new species of ...

The Asian Giant Hornet is a killer insect. It has a venomous sting that can cause allergic reactions that lead to fatalities.

For decades, the screwworm was eliminated in North America, but containment efforts in Panama have failed. Now cattle smugglers are helping the parasite advance north.