Nadia’s Backyard- Pests and Parasites May 17, 2013
- The Return of the Stinker March 1, 2013
- Winter Rations December 31, 2012
- To All Things a Season November 16, 2012
- Galls Galore October 16, 2012
- Fall Medley #1 October 16, 2012
- Hitting the Trifecta September 7, 2012
- Where have all the berries gone? August 13, 2012
- There Be Giants Here! July 16, 2012
- No Free Lunch: Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) July 6, 2012
Tag Archives: Pin Oaks
The Upper Left-Hand Brick
NOTE: This posting has an error! The apple-like oak leaf gall is caused by a (gasp) midge, not a wasp! The leaf gall of the wasp is an elongated gall along the veins of the leaf. I will update the … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Landscaping, Musings, Native Plants
Tagged Cicadas, Galls, Insects, Missouri, Musings, nature, Pin Oaks, Reproduction, Trees, Wasps, Writing
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A Lotta Damn Gall(s)
(NOTE: Full confession—I goofed! The following article is partially incorrect! The apple-like galls are NOT caused by one of the generations of a cynipid wasp, but rather by Polystepha pilulae, a midge, a mere dipteran, not a noble hymenopteran. The … Continue reading
Posted in Insect pests, Insects, Landscaping, Native Plants
Tagged Climbing trees, Insects, Native Plants, Oak galls, Parasitic insects, Pest control, Pests, Pin Oaks, Trees, Wasps
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