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Their natural predator in China is a parasitic wasp which, if introduced, would likely decimate native insect populations. The government is considering it as a
by kibwen 3y ago
Their natural predator in China is a parasitic wasp which, if introduced, would likely decimate native insect populations. The government is considering it as a last resort, but as you can imagine it's not a pretty alternative.
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- pfdietz 3y agoParasitic wasps are often highly specialized, so it's not clear to me it would decimate native insect populations.
- salad-tycoon 3y agoThis is true. Actually discovered my first oak gall this season and reading up on the specific wasp that can make an oak make an apple and then the specific wasp that puts parasites into the parasite and so forth. Anyways, fascinating. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_apple https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_apple