A couple of my trees have some odd looking bumps on their leaves. Is there anything I should be doing to help my trees? Your description suggests that your tree has galls. Insect and mite galls are ...
Galls cause worry for tree owners each year, but in truth, most of these odd-shaped growths are more of a curiosity than a concern. This is the time of year people frequently begin to notice galls on ...
ST. LOUIS – A giant force of nature is vulnerable to a minuscule wasp, capable of destroying it. This is the conflict between the oak tree and the oak gall. An oak gall wasp lays its eggs on the oak ...
A gall is an abnormal growth or swelling of a plant caused by hormones released from insects, mites, bacteria, or nematodes. They can appear on any part of the plant with vast variation in morphology, ...
Plenty of animals build their homes in oak trees. But some very teeny, tricky insects make the tree do all the work. “What nerve!” you might say. What … gall! And you’d be right. Oak galls are caused ...
Plenty of animals build their homes in oak trees. But some very teeny, tricky insects make the tree do all the work. “What nerve!” you might say. What … gall! And you’d be right. Oak galls are caused ...