Apple seed chalcid
Insect
Apple seed chalcid
Torymus varians (Walker)
Hymenoptera: Torymidae
Distribution: NS and southeastern Canada, south at least to PA, and west to MI.
Photos
The developing grub feeds in the seed cavity, causing fruit distortion.
NY State Ag Experiment Station
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Adult is a small, dark wasp with a bright green head, thorax and abdomen with coppery or bronze metallic reflections, brownish yellow legs, clear hyaline wings, and a long ovipositor (A). The larva is white and grub-like with dark sclerotized mandibles, and tapered at the caudal end (B).