Generalizations are a simplified way to predict the behavior of almost any subject or thing without examining the situation or details. The scenario goes if X is present, then Y will occur. Alas, life ...

A recently discovered wasp can apparently control the minds of its victims. Euderus set, otherwise known as the crypt-keeper wasp, has the uncanny ability to control the actions of multiple species of ...

Many gall wasps follow a peaceful path to adulthood, crafting themselves miniature crypts in oak tree branches where they bunker down before emerging in the spring. But a newly discovered parasitic ...

Residents of Leon and Wakulla counties may be noticing dead or dying laurel oaks in yards or along the roads. If you look at these trees carefully, you will see round, wooden balls on the twigs and ...

The gall wasps have been busy once more, laying their eggs on our beloved live oak trees. Just look up at your live oak, and you could be in for a surprise. You might see little yellow fuzzy balls ...

Child's keen observation: Hugo Deans spotted oak galls near an ant nest, sparking research into a hidden ecological interaction. Wasp mimicry revealed: Researchers found gall caps mimic seed ...

Reinforcements are being called to the front lines of a wasp-on-wasp war that has native wiliwili trees in Maui County and on other Hawaiian Islands hanging in the balance. Officials are asking that a ...

Life cycle of an oak gall wasp (in this case, Callirhytis quercusmodesta; pink), and the crypt keeper wasp, Euderus set (green).Mona Luo Details of methods for the C. quercusmodesta / Euderus ...