Researchers explore using wasp to halt the advance of an invasive plant
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 10:03
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The bud-galling wasp may be just a few millimetres long, but some scientists believe this small insect could solve a big European problem. They want to use the wasp – Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae – to halt the advance of an invasive plant that is ravaging the environment along the Portuguese coastline.