First U.S. Sightings of Rare Parasitic Wasp Species
TL;DR
A parasitic wasp species, Bootanomyia dorsalis, has been documented in the U.S. for the first time, likely arriving via non-native oak plantings or air travel. It targets oak gall wasps, laying eggs in their galls, which could impact local ecosystems, though it poses no direct threat to humans.
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