Q • My oak trees have more large galls than I’ve ever seen on them, and I’m worried about their health. What can I do about ...

It was a leaf gall of a very small wasp called translucent oak gall wasp, Amphibolips nubilipennis. In early spring, the female wasp lays her eggs on the underside of newly developing oak leaves.

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

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The life of the wool sower gall wasp Wool sower galls are found primarily on white oak trees (Quercus alba) but may also be found on chestnut (Q. montana), swamp chestnut (Q. michauxii ), and swamp ...

But they aren’t 100% effective; some species of parasitoid wasps will lay their eggs inside the galls. The parasitoid wasp larvae will then feed on the larvae of the wool sower gall wasps.

Backyard Farmer looks at disease & insect problems on oak trees & tips to help keep weeds down. Backyard Farmer looks at disease & insect problems on oak trees & tips to help keep weeds down. Host ...

According to WebMD, the oak leaf itch mite is nearly invisible to the naked eye, being about 0.2 mm long. They commonly feed on larvae of an oak gall midge, a type of fly, that lives on pin oak ...