For over a century, scientists have studied myrmecochory, a phenomenon where ants transport seeds to their nests. In this ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 7, No. 7 (Jul., 1920), pp. 275-285 (12 pages) 1. The early stages of two hemipterous insect galls of the hackberry leaf were studied. The insects belong to the genus ...

The aphid in this image is cozying up in the so-called gall that it has forced a plant to grow around it, providing the insect with both protection and food. Get a closer view of the image Get a ...

Certain Insects lay their eggs in specific plant tissues, causing the formation of a protuberance that nourishes the insect larva. How does the insect induce the plant to grow this abnormal tissue?

A Finnish-led research initiative is revolutionizing species identification with DNA technologies to efficiently describe ...

Well then, you've discovered another one of nature's wonders: a tree gall. These are abnormal growths or swelling on trees' ...

A strange tennis ball-sized object found hanging off a tree branch at a popular Aussie beach has left one woman “freaked out” ...

Leaves of endemic wiliwili riddled by Erythrina gall wasp damage are pictured on ... needed to get state and federal permits for the new insect’s release. Erythrina gall wasps, mostly yellow ...