Dubbed the Baladi warru to honor the “Traditional Owners” of the lands, the sawfly is actually a type of wasp. However, flies and wasps belong to the same order of insects, Hymenoptera.

These pests, which resemble small wasps, lay their eggs on rose leaves ... While the DIY soap spray offers immediate relief ...

Gilpinia hercyniae, better known as the spruce sawfly, are plant-eating relatives of wasps, with a reputation for decimating spruce tree plantations. 'Sawflies are primitive plant-eating relatives of ...

Local arborists are encouraging Illinois residents to keep an eye out for a spreading invasive insect this spring. Jess Savage reports on the risk elm zigzag sawflies pose to trees across the state.

The sawfly, however, is native and as a result, has a natural enemy lurking right beside it: the parasitoid Bracon cephi is a ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of ...

Rose slug sawflies may have one or more generations per year and this is dependent on the species found on the plant. Adults emerge (Fig. 1), mate and lay eggs that hatch after about 10 - 14 days.