Known to keep agricultural pests at bay, the egg-laying method of wasps is now being studied to develop safer surgical processes
Last week a young woman in Noida, covered fully to protect her skin from the scorching sun, was riding her bike when she felt a sudden stab on her arm. She came to a screeching jolt, quickly inspected the spot on her arm that had already turned red and pained as well. She returned home and showed her arm to her entomologist father, who deduced that the young woman might have been bitten by a wasp.