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 ...

The chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus, represents a significant threat to chestnut production worldwide due to its capacity to induce extensive gall formation that compromises tree health and ...

A coffee berry borer-infested coffee bean and cherry is shown. The early success of this effort is partly due to the low cost of implementation and long-term ecological and financial gains, including ...

In an effort to save wiliwili trees, the only species of its kind that naturally occurs in Hawaii, state officials are finalizing the details of a plan to fight off an invasive wasp that’s been ...

Crypt-keeper wasps are masters of manipulation. As researchers reported in 2017, the insect is one of the few parasites capable of altering the behavior of similarly insidious parasites—a practice ...

The parasitic wasp will be unleashed on gall wasps in Laos if breeding in the lab is successful. Australian Center for International Agricultural Research There is a killer bug buzzing around ...

The arrival of the erythrina gall wasp in Hawaii likely happened through human activity. Scientists believe the tiny insect may have hitchhiked on imported plants or wood products, a common pathway ...