As the saying goes, “When life gives you lemons, turn that tartness into little translucent balls in which to grow your young.” At least, that’s how the saying goes for a tiny insect called a cynipid ...

Have you seen those beige, 3-inch balls growing on oak trees? Have you seen those red beads or pods growing on manzanita leaves? They are called galls. Oak galls are caused by gall wasps, a small ...

A newly identified wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been discovered in Houston, Texas. The discovery, the fourth wasp species found on the university grounds in seven years, reveals the ...

The gall wasp group (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) represents an exceptional model for understanding ecological interactions, evolutionary innovation and the dynamic interplay between insects and their host ...

A student on a Texas university campus made a unique discovery — a creature with a “goldenrod color” and “dark brown markings” — that turned out to be a new species of wasps, researchers said.

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 ...

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 ...

A new wasp species was discovered on Rice University’s campus in Houston. Photo by Siyi Zhou via Unsplash A student on a Texas university campus made a unique discovery — a creature with a “goldenrod ...