![knots on a tree limb cause by wasps](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/wakullaco/files/2015/02/Gall-Wasp-WL-1-15-288x300.jpg)
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director
Mothers want what is best for their offspring. Surprisingly, one of the greatest mothers of all may be the tiny wasp, Callirhytis. Often mistaken as a fly, the gall wasp provides her young with all of the food and comfort any loving mother would give. Strange as they may be, the galls found on oak trees are a source of shelter and sustenance for baby wasps. Read the full article here!