ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Some residents have noticed small acorn-like balls in their yard or around their oak trees, but with acorn season not starting until the fall, what are they? The balls ...

Scientists have identified two previously unknown species of parasitic wasps spreading across the US, from New York to the Pacific coast. Originally from Europe, these tiny predators lay their eggs ...

For years I traipsed through the forests of New England and saw these spherical brown and green things on the ground. I assumed they were some sort of fungus, but never really went further than that ...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — Some West Texas residents have noticed small acorn-like balls in their yard or around their oak trees, but with acorn season not starting until the fall, what are they?

A tiny wasp named after the Egyptian god of chaos has discovered a stomach-turning shortcut through one of nature's most elaborate life cycles, and the method it uses to escape involves something far ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bootanomyia dorsalis is native to Europe, but has been found in multiple locations across North America. Native to Europe, B.

At least two different populations of a parasitic wasp native to Europe have been found on opposite coasts of North America. But no one knows how they got there. Reading time 3 minutes There are all ...

Residents of Leon and Wakulla counties may be noticing dead or dying laurel oaks in yards or along the roads. If you look at these trees carefully, you will see round, wooden balls on the twigs and ...

Close up of a round oak gall (oak apple) caused by a gall wasp on an oak tree branch with green leaves.© Zlocia7/Shutterstock.com With a sinister name like the ‘crypt keeper,’ you would expect Euderus ...