Heteroecus malus (Bullet-gall wasp)

FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/nov/08/#incident-983941">TRAFFIC HAZARD &#8212; EEL RIVER DR/KENMAR RD 12:48 a.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/nov/08/#incident-983940">VANDALISM &#8212; 0 Block of PARK ST 12:18 a.m.
PATROLLED: Arcata Police Department: Nov. 8, 2024 midnight
PATROLLED: Eureka Police Department: Nov. 8, 2024 midnight
PATROLLED: Humboldt County Sheriff&#8217;s Office: Nov. 8, 2024 midnight
PATROLLED: Fortuna Police Department: Nov. 8, 2024 midnight
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2024/nov/07/#incident-983934">ANIMAL &#8212; EIGHTEENTH ST/WEST AV 11:30 p.m.

Heteroecus malus. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Heteroecus is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. There are about five described species in Heteroecus.

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