In northern New England, acorns ripen in late summer and normally drop from oak trees from September through October. They may fall earlier, however, for a host of reasons, from eager squirrels ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eucalyptus gall wasps, particularly the invasive Leptocybe invasa, present a serious threat to forestry and ecosystem health worldwide. These wasps induce the formation of specialised galls on ...

Earlier this month my colleague, LyAnn Graff, brought in an interesting looking fuzz ball surrounding a thin leafy branch of a burr oak tree. It was about the size of a golf ball, but with red-tipped ...

Popping out of the heads of its hosts seemed strange enough. Then scientists discovered something even stranger. By JoAnna Klein To deposit its eggs, the parasitic oak gall wasp pierces a leaf or stem ...