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Academics said that wasps regulate populations of arthropods, like aphids and caterpillars, that damage crops. They are also expert pollinators, visiting 960 plant species including 164 that are completely dependent on wasps for pollination, according to a study published in Biological Reviews. Lead author Prof Seirian Sumner, from UCL’s Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, said: “Wasps are one of those insects we love to hate – and yet bees, which also sting, are prized for pollinating our crops and making honey. “In a previous study, we found that the hatred of wasps is...

Academics said that wasps regulate populations of arthropods, like aphids and caterpillars, that damage crops. They are also expert pollinators, visiting 960 plant species including 164 that are completely dependent on wasps for pollination, according to a study published in Biological Reviews. Lead author Prof Seirian Sumner, from UCL’s Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, said: “Wasps are one of those insects we love to hate – and yet bees, which also sting, are prized for pollinating our crops and making honey. “In a previous study, we found that the hatred of wasps is...

We should love wasps as much as bees, experts claim Wasps are understudied and have a much larger beneficial impact on the environment than is recognised, UCL academics argue Some flower species are totally reliant on wasps for pollination Credit: Shutterstock /RAUL MARTINEZ/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock  Since the days of Aristotle, who wrote that there was "nothing divine" about the wasp, the bee's less-popular cousin has been widely maligned. But now a major study argues they should be just as highly valued as research shows they hunt crop-damaging insects and pollinate flowers. UCL academics ar...

Academics said that wasps regulate populations of arthropods, like aphids and caterpillars, that damage crops. They are also expert pollinators, visiting 960 plant species including 164 that are completely dependent on wasps for pollination, according to a study published in Biological Reviews. Lead author Prof Seirian Sumner, from UCL’s Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, said: “Wasps are one of those insects we love to hate – and yet bees, which also sting, are prized for pollinating our crops and making honey. “In a previous study, we found that the hatred of wasps is...

Academics said that wasps regulate populations of arthropods, like aphids and caterpillars, that damage crops. They are also expert pollinators, visiting 960 plant species including 164 that are completely dependent on wasps for pollination, according to a study published in Biological Reviews. Lead author Prof Seirian Sumner, from UCL’s Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, said: “Wasps are one of those insects we love to hate – and yet bees, which also sting, are prized for pollinating our crops and making honey. “In a previous study, we found that the hatred of wasps is...