Hornets and yellowjackets are species of wasps common in North America that belong to one taxonomic ... Each of the 900 species of fig wasp is specialized to pollinate one of 900 species ...

The common fig (Ficus carica) is a small tree native to southwest Asia but widely planted in North America. This edible fig is widely grown for its fruit and is commercially grown in the U.S. in ...

The wasp lays its eggs inside the flowers, spreading their pollen as it moves. The wasps hatch and eat the fig seeds as they grow. The male wasps spend their entire lifecycle inside the fig. After ...

According to a report from the University of Florida, commercial varieties of figs are of the common type, which do not require wasp pollination. So, the chances of finding a wasp in your fig are ...

Fig wasps live and die in figs. Males are wingless and never exit the fruit. Eggs laid in the flowering part of a fig, called the syconium, hatch. Males munch their way through the fig to find ...

Yes, dead wasps are contained within some varieties of figs that require them to pollinate. According to Bon Appétit, when a female wasp enters a fig that requires pollination, a gruesome process ...