The tiny, iridescent parasitoid wasp is the latest insect shown to be a cryptic complex of genetically distinct species.

A: It sounds like you have jumping oak galls. These are tiny, seed-like galls that form on the undersides of valley oak leaves. They are caused by the tiny gall wasp, Neuropterus saltatorius.

Euderus set, otherwise known as the crypt-keeper wasp, has the uncanny ability to control the actions of multiple species of gall wasps, enabling them to be parasitized and die in a horrific fashion.

The galls cause the upper surface of the leaf to lighten in color and form a kind of blister that is often ringed with a yellow halo. A bad infestation may cause the entire crown of the tree to ...

The two-horned oak gall wasp is just one of dozens of species of gall wasps that incubate their eggs in oak leaves.

A newly identified wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been discovered in Houston, Texas, marking the 18th new species identified by Rice University's Scott Egan and his research team since ...

These ants guard the gall and the soft, developing larva inside from yet other parasitoid wasps that specialize in laying eggs inside other wasp larvae.

Surprisingly, one of the greatest mothers of all may be the tiny wasp, Callirhytis. Often mistaken as a fly, the gall wasp provides her young with all of the food and comfort any loving mother ...

Jane shares a new technique for tackling citrus gall wasp once and for all! In most parts of Australia, if you've grown citrus, you’re more than likely to have come across swollen galls on your ...

Nature: Sonoma County is bursting with galls County’s 10 oak species produce odd-shaped ‘nests’ that house and feed wasp larvae.

Euderus set, otherwise known as the crypt-keeper wasp, has the uncanny ability to control the actions of multiple species of gall wasps, enabling them to be parasitized and die in a horrific fashion.