Their results were published earlier this year in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. The species of wasps that the team studied, Polistes dominulus, is a common ...

Furthermore, he added, the studies highlight the importance of preserving entomological collections, which provide material for ongoing research on the many species of paper wasps and the ...

The European hornet (Vespa crabro) made up 6%, while two rarer species were also found. Social wasps such as the hornets ... Hornets build large nests of a paper-like material made from chewed ...