Pale, maggotlike larvae of a parasitic wasp, Calosota elongata, exposed under bark and feeding on a larva of goldspotted oak borer, Agrilus auroguttatus, that is becoming shriveled from the parasites' feeding.

Pale, maggotlike larvae of a parasitic wasp exposed under bark and feeding on a larva of goldspotted oak borer that is becoming shriveled from the parasites' feeding. Credit: Tom W. Coleman, Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service
Credit: Tom W. Coleman, Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service