How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...

Insect-induced galls are fascinating structures formed on plants as a result of insect activity. These galls can vary widely in shape, size, and color, and they serve as a protective environment ...

Insect-induced plant galls are fascinating structures formed when certain insects manipulate the growth of their host plants. These galls can vary in shape, size, and function, depending on the ...

Galls are abnormal plant growths caused by insects, mites, nematodes, fungi, bacteria and viruses. Galls can be caused by feeding or egg-laying of insects and mites. Insect galls rarely affect plant ...

Read more: 15 Flowers You Can Grow To Ward Off Insects Most experts agree that mossy rose galls rarely harm host plants despite the larvae drawing nutrients from the leaf or stem the gall is ...

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 ...

Crown gall bacteria enter plant roots through wounds. Wounds may have been created by planting, grafting, soil insect feeding, root damage from excavation or other forms of physical damage. The ...

The American Naturalist, Vol. 52, No. 614 (Feb. - Mar., 1918), pp. 155-176 (22 pages) The important uses of galls have been in medicine, the manufacture of ink, tanning and dyeing, with a few ...

Mites are minute often microscopic relatives of spiders many of which feed on a variety of plants and trees ... commonly in the form of galls, knobs, bumps, or patches of colorful sugary-like material ...

The balsam needle gall midge is often a serious pest of balsam fir which ... and useless for making wreaths. Control of this insect is often necessary to produce high quality Christmas trees and ...

erythrinae have different feeding preferences, controlling gall wasps on different parts of the plant. A ... Secondary costs include maintaining the insects, facility costs and conducting field ...