Galls are created when a wasp lays eggs on a rose leaf bud. The eggs then hatch into larvae that secrete chemicals which ...

What look like little bubbles on your plant's stems and leaves are impressive little homes made by gall wasp larvae. Females lay eggs on the leaves or branches, and once the eggs hatch ...

Eggs of the parasitoid wasp can’t develop unless they are inside the Erythrina gall wasp, according to Lissa Fox Strohecker, Maui Invasive Species Committee spokeswoman. Studies indicate that ...

New gall wasp species named after famous thieves and tricksters reveal fresh insights into their roles and ecosystems.

What do Catwoman, Han Solo, and the man who betrayed Julius Caesar all have in common? Scientists have just named a group of ...

Twenty-two new species of gall wasps have been identified and named for the first time, thanks to new research led by a Penn ...

Many species in the genus Brassia are pollinated by parasitic wasps, which normally lay their eggs on spiders. The patterns and structure of Brassia orchids resemble a spider in its web enough to ...

While looking at my hackberry tree, the leaves were covered with this small round growth. Is it a disease, insect or just ...

The invasive gall wasps were first discovered on Oahu in 2005. They spread quickly throughout the state and resulted in the death of thousands of Erythrina trees, including native wiliwili trees.

Twenty-two new species of gall wasps have been identified and named, thanks to new research. The study nearly doubles the number of known species in this genus of wasps. Twenty-two new species of ...

Twenty-two new species of gall wasps have been identified and named for the first time, thanks to new research led by a Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences graduate student. The study ...