Invasive wasps are moving north into the warming oak savannahs of the inland Pacific Northwest — putting forests there at risk, a new study has found. As they move north, the social insects are entering regions with far fewer predators to keep their populations in check, according to the study, published on Wednesday in Journal of Animal Ecology. One particular species called “oak gall wasps” lay their eggs in structures (galls) that they build on the leaves and foliage of oak trees, the study explained. "In the native range, you might find a handful of galls on a single leaf. In the expanded range, sometimes you're finding thousands on a single tree," co-author Kirsten Prior, o
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