Colin Purrington on Nostr: I was in New Paltz, NY, last weekend and almost every tree trunk was studded with ...

I was in New Paltz, NY, last weekend and almost every tree trunk was studded with spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) egg masses. Didn't take me long to find Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Encyrtidae), one of the introduced wasps that parasitizes them. It also goes after spotted lanternfly eggs. #wasp #hymenoptera #ipm #lepidoptera #moth #nature #biology #SpongyMoth #entomology