Galls are abnormal growths and can be caused by a variety of different organisms, including insects and mites, and ...

For more than a hundred years, scientists have studied the strange partnership between ants and seeds. In this relationship, ...

The gall serves to protect the young, developing larva from predators and other species of parasitic wasps. In many cases the gall provides a source of nutritious food for the growing larva.

Concurrently, long-term evaluations of the release of Torymus sinensis have provided robust evidence of the parasitoid’s efficacy in suppressing pest populations and reducing gall densities ...

Routine is a solace to many, but the winter garden is a reminder that change will come, and the gall wasp’s days are numbered.

She makes art using home-made black ink made from the oak galls formed by wasp larvae. The sustainable fabric is made with a natural black dye exclusively developed for her from oak galls.

When they first develop, they are fuzzy, white to whitish-pink, round galls that resemble cotton balls. The galls are filled with fibers and small seed-like capsules, which is why they are also known ...

But they aren’t 100% effective; some species of parasitoid wasps will lay their eggs inside the galls. The parasitoid wasp larvae will then feed on the larvae of the wool sower gall wasps. This can ...