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

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

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

Leaves of endemic wiliwili riddled by Erythrina gall wasp damage are pictured on a tree on Kahoolawe in 2008. FOREST AND KIM STARR photo Reinforcements are being called to the front lines of a ...

Gall wasps are a stingless species that create galls on trees and bushes where they grow from larvae into adulthood. So, now we know they won't hurt us, but are those bulbous tumor-like balls on ...

Because the asexual adult wasps are extremely small, just ⅛ to ¼ inches long, you likely won't see them. However, if you cut ...

Taking a look at the waste ground on the eastern edge of Liskeard ...

Erythrina gall wasps are yellow 6- to 8-millimeter-long invasive pests. They create galls — swollen, tumor-like growths — in erythrina tree tissue that serve as cocoons for their larvae to mature.

Skeleton weed is a serious problem which can significantly reduce grain crop yields. Together with the Department of Primary ...

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 ...