1. Neotropical insect galls : status of knowledge and perspectives / G. Wilson Fernandes, Marcel S. Coelho, and Jean Carlos Santos -- 2. Developmental anatomy of galls in the Neotropics : arthropods ...

Insects can reprogram plant growth, transforming ordinary plant parts into intricately patterned shelters that are safe havens for feeding and reproduction. These structures, called galls, have ...

Have you ever noticed the bulbs that form on the stems of goldenrod? Believe it or not, those bulbs house the larvae of an insect called the goldenrod gall fly. This fly is completely dependent on the ...

Insect-induced galls are highly specialised plant structures that result from the intimate interaction between galling agents and their host tissues. These extended phenotypes arise when insects ...

A gall is an abnormal growth or swelling of a plant caused by hormones released from insects, mites, bacteria, or nematodes. They can appear on any part of the plant with vast variation in morphology, ...

Wasps and midges are the most common gall makers. The insects lay eggs within the leaf or stem tissue of the tree, often in areas of fresh growth. The tree or plant then responds with unusual cell ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Galls are abnormal growths on a part of the plant. They can be caused by bacteria, insects, mites and fungi. They can be on any ...

We have published an article describing a new calamitalean species named Annularia paisii with an insect gall about 303 million years old. This new fossil species was discovered in the region of São ...

A team of scientists at The University of Toledo reports new details about the intimate relationship between insects and plants, opening the door to new possibilities in protecting grape crops ...

The appearance of unusual lumps, bumps or swellings on the leaves, stems, branches or roots of garden plants can be alarming. These abnormal growths of plant tissue are often identified as galls. They ...

While walking around our property this week, I came across two interesting things going on with our pin oak trees. The first thing that caught my eye was what looked like a white grape growing from an ...