Could We Live Without Wasps?

Without these wasps, we would be flooded with flies, caterpillars, spiders, and other arthropods. Wasps provide us with free, eco-friendly natural pest-control services. In a world without wasps, we would need to use more toxic pesticides to control the insects that eat our crops and carry diseases.

What would happen if wasps were extinct?

Some wasps are so closely tied to the life cycles of the plants they pollinate, that if the wasp were to go extinct, so would the plants. This, in turn, endangers the well-being of other organisms that rely on the plants in other ways and ultimate impacts the local ecosystem.

Are wasps necessary?

Wasps actually play a crucial role in the ecosystem. Just like bees, wasps are among the most ecologically important organisms for humanity: They pollinate our flowers and food crops. ... A small wasp colony eats up to 3,000 flies, mosquitos and spiders each day, and kills insects that carry human diseases.