A taxonomist’s work is never done, as the title of a recent study that identified 22 new species of tiny parasitic wasps ...
A student on a Texas university campus made a unique discovery — a creature with a “goldenrod color” and “dark brown markings ...
A newly identified wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been discovered in Houston, Texas, marking the 18th new species ...
Remember, the label is the law. These tiny wasps are the most common gall-producing insects with various species affecting leaves, stems and twigs. Usually occur on oak and rose. Some examples are: ...
Gall wasps, also called gallflies, are a family (Cynipidae) in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea within the suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera. Their common name comes from the galls they ...
Glen Hood, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in Wayne State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ...
The balls taking space on the trees are eggs of Gall Wasps. Gall wasps are a small breed of wasps that lay their eggs in Oak and Pecan trees. Their eggs grow into the tree, leaving a hard capsule ...
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 ...
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.