Dryocosmus

CHP: Traffic Collision, No Injuries at Highway 96 and Boozer Ln 1:02 a.m.
PATROLLED: Arcata Police Department: Feb. 23, 2025 midnight
PATROLLED: Humboldt County Sheriff&#8217;s Office: Feb. 23, 2025 midnight
PATROLLED: Eureka Police Department: Feb. 23, 2025 midnight
PATROLLED: Fortuna Police Department: Feb. 23, 2025 midnight
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/feb/22/#incident-1017104">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 2800 Block of BROADWAY ST 11:53 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/feb/22/#incident-1017112">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 3900 Block of N HIGHWAY 101 11:51 p.m.

Dryocosmus minusculus. Photo: (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Dryocosmus are a genus of gall wasps. They are cyclically parthenogenetic insects that induce galls on plants in the family Fagaceae.

Species: Dryocosmus dubiosus (Two-horned gall wasp)

Species: Dryocosmus asymmetricus (Split twig gall wasp)

Species: Dryocosmus minusculus (Pumpkin gall wasp)