Hi Jojanneke,
Thanks for confirming the i/d. It is the first time that I have
seen this gall in Leicester, although the Acer saccharinum trees
have been in the park for several years.
'bye for now,
Maggie


--- In british_galls@..., "jojannekebijkerk"
<jojanneke@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Maggie,
>
> This is definitely Vasates quadripedes. In the Netherlands we see
it on
> nearly every Acer saccharinum. The galls sometimes turn bright red
and
> black at the end of Summer.
>
> Jojanneke
>
>
> --- In british_galls@..., "maggiefrankum"
> <royfrankum@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> > I've just uploaded photos into my album of some galls that I
found
> > this afternoon, at our local park. I think that they are mite
galls:
> > Vasates quadripedes on Acer saccharinum??? Can anyone confirm
this
> > please? I cut one bladder open and there were v. tiny mites
within
> > the internal structure of the gall.
> > 'bye for now,
> > Maggie
> >
>