The small balls you see on the ground under oaks are oak galls, and they are produced by the activity of a tiny wasp, called Dryocosmus sp. The wasp spends the winter in the gall on the ground. In ...

For over 30 years we monitored the production of Oak acorns and their predation by the cynipid gall-forming wasp species, Andricus quercuscalicis, to assess the effects of this recently introduced ...

As we reawaken to the realization of what an admirable country we have, we should also recognize that if it weren’t for the ...

A strange thing happened on a walk in the arboretum with the grandchildren recently. “Look, a fuzzy caterpillar!” I said, picking up an oak leaf and pointing to the fuzzy ...

I recently noticed these strange growths on an oak tree in a park in Newburgh (TSM Poughkeepsie) I've encountered enough strange growths on local trees to recognize that I was looking at some sort of ...

[2] Asian Holly Oak Gall.

A firm linked to the ex-owner of the Crooked House pub, which was gutted by fire before being demolished illegally, has gone into liquidation with debts of £1.2m. Himley Environmental Ltd (HEL), which ...

Poison oak rash is an allergic reaction to the leaves or stems of the western poison oak plant (Toxicodendron diversilobum). Home remedies and medical treatments can help manage symptoms.

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“and another is that it has a higher resistance to native insects such as the oak leaf gall mite.” Several years ago, Durand was determined to find out if there were any bur oak acorns that ...

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