HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Oak galls are popping up everywhere this fall! They're the tiny, fuzzy yellow or brown balls on oak leaves and branches. You could spot one or two, then dozens around the same ...

Hundreds of species of small wasps called gall wasps live in the forests of North America. Hundreds more species of them are spread worldwide. In Southeast Missouri oak trees are a favorite host plant ...

Over the past few years, we've seen quite an increase in the number of oak trees affected by oak gall. These galls are roundish, very hard growths that surround the twig of several types of oaks ...

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 ...

Many coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees are showing unusual browning in their canopies in the last month or two. If you look carefully, you may see small, crescent-shaped galls forming on the ...

If you spend enough time looking at and working with plants, you’ll inevitably come across galls. Galls are abnormal growths and can be caused by a variety of different organisms, including insects ...

While walking to the mailbox one sunny morning I saw odd-looking spheres hanging from one of the young white oaks. About the size of golf balls, they were white with a few brown spots and fuzzy.

Q: My red oak is about 10 years old. Some of the leaves are starting to look distressed, so I looked closely. I noticed small red ants climbing up and down the trunk, almost as if they are harvesting ...

Q • I have an oak tree out front that dropped leaves in a recent storm. I picked up a leaf and noticed "nodules" all over the leaf. Can you tell me if my tree has a problem or if this is normal? • ...

Persisting in the winter months as ball-shaped shells on oak trees, galls, which are considered an eyesore by landscapers in the summer months, appear as a sort of curiosity in winter. What are these ...

Each year in late spring and early summer, homeowners begin noticing strange growths on the leaves or stems and are concerned for the health of their trees. Several different types of galls are common ...