Thanks Carl.
It was your website comment that triggered my doubts. :-)
Glad to see that you have picked up where your Skye diary left off. I
like the format.

Alan


--- In british_galls@..., "quercuscorticis" <cf@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> I would think that is Dasineura aparines. I have found similar
ones
> with gall-midge larvae inside. A anthobius gall would have mites.
>
> Cheers
> Carl
>
> --- In british_galls@..., "aesculus2003" <alan.dale@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have posted two images in the 'aesculus' photo album that I had
> > presumed to be Aculus anthobius galls on Galium aparine.
> >
http://uk.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/british_galls/photos/view/23a3?b=1
> >
http://uk.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/british_galls/photos/view/23a3?b=2
> >
> > But I understand that an amendment to 'British Plant Galls' has
> > disassociated A. anthobius from G. aparine.
> > Can anyone advise what the images might be of?
> > Whatever they are, they occur annually in July on galium aparine
> > growing through a Hawthorn hedge in East Lincs.
> > TIA
> >
> > Alan Dale
> >
>