Hi,
I've just received the following e mail and assumed that the picture would
be of Taphrina alni but when I looked at it I wasn't at all sure. It's more
of a pink bunch at the tip of the cone than a red tongue protuding from the
side. Can anyone help? I don't know if the attached picture will be
forwarded too. If not can someone tell me how to do it?
Janet

>From: "William Gaunt" <william.gaunt1@...>
>To: <janetboyd_entomologist@...>
>Subject: Alder Gall?
>Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:17:42 +0100
>
>Dear Janet
>
>I hope you don't mind me sending this but I believe it is a type of gall.
>
>It was found on Alder cones at Messingham Sand Quarry Nature Reserve in
>North Lincolnshire. This is one of the Lincolnshire Wildlife trust
>reserves.
>
>If it is a gall could you let me know what causes it as we have never seen
>one like it before?
>
>Thank you in anticipation
>
>Eddie Gaunt
>Chairman of the Scunthorpe and Brigg Area - LWT.