Monday, June 05, 2023

Garry Oak Gall Apples in Spring

This one is near the Schmitz Ct. entrance on the right side.
On the left side past the Bowthorpe entrance.
The adult female wasp lays single eggs in developing leaf buds. The wasp larvae feed on the gall tissue resulting from their secretions, which modify the oak bud into the gall, a structure that protects the developing larvae until they undergo metamorphosis into adults.

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