Galls are abnormal growths and can be caused by a variety of different organisms, including insects and mites, and occasionally nematodes, fungi, and bacteria.

THIS work forms a worthy volume of the series of zoological works published under the general title of “Das Tierreich,” by Messrs. R. Friedlander and Son, of Berlin. It is an extension of the ...

The use of biosurfactants for agricultural crop protection has been gaining interest because they are generally biodegradable and environmentally friendly. In the present study, we identified an ...

This article was originally published with the title “Garden Destroyers.--Gall Flies of the Oak--Cynipid.” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 47 No. 21 (November 1882), p. 327 doi:10.1038 ...

Twenty-two new species of gall wasps have been identified and named, thanks to new research. The study nearly doubles the number of known species in this genus of wasps.

Among galling insects' families, the most prominent is the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera), which is a highly specialized group with the galling habit, and Cynipidae (Hymenoptera).

The Asian chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), is an invasive pest of the chestnut industry and now causes serious damage to European chestnut (Castanea sativa) on the ...

So-called “Oak Flake Galls” are produced under the direction of a tiny wasp with a big scientific name, Neuroterus quercusverrucarum (syn. N. floccosus, family Cynipidae). The small, round ...

by Maria Rizzo; Richard Askew Publication date 2008 Collection taxonomyarchive; additional_collections Volume 19 Addeddate 2022-04-29 16:04:21 External-identifier doi:10.33338/ef.84438 Identifier ...

Parasitoids of Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: cynipidae) in South Korea with particular reference to ecologically different types of Torymus (Syntomaspis) sinensis (Hymenoptera: torymidae).