Please can anyone tell me the causer of this gall? The galls look like little pineapples! The host is Picea omorika and I collected this specimen on 12th...
I'm struggling with old names again. Does anyone know what Eriophyes nervesequus maculifer, Eriophyes macrorhynchus cephalonea and Eriophyes macrorhyncus...
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Janet, I think the names probably translate as the follwing: Aceria cephalonea (on Acer) = Eriophyes macrorhynchus cephalonea. Aceria nervisequa (on Fagus) =...
Hi Margaret, Thank you for the reply. I also had a reply from Brian Spooner. You and he seem to be in agreement except for Eriophyes nervesequus maculifer...
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Hi Janet, The new name for Aceria nervisequa is supposed to be Aceria fagineus, just like the galls with felt between the veins on the underside of the leaf. I...
Thanks Jo and everyone else for their help on this Janet To: british_galls@... From: jojanneke@... Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:20:12...
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Hi Jan, Brian has access to more literature than I have, so take his word for Aceria fagineus. The trouble with A. cephalonea is that is probably isn't...
Hi all, I may be speaking out of line here BUT if the gall on the veins of beech leaves formerly known as A nervisequus is caused by the same species of mite...
Please excuse the vagueness of this post, but can anyone help me identify what I THINK are galls, found on Quercus cerris in Battle, Sussex (photo in the Anne...
Hi Karsten, Thanks very much for that. I tried and tried to 'key them out' but to no avail! (This whole gall thing is relatively new to me, although I've got...
Can anyone suggest a causer for these galls, please? The leaf was collected 8 Sept 2009 on the Great Orme, N. Wales, SH776827. There is nothing like it on...
Hi John, Thanks for the pics. I've never seen this before and would also have to check in the AIDGAP British Plant Galls, Redfern, Shirley & Bloxham. There...
John This is an interesting new record of a gall that has been found on a few occasions in the UK. It is induced by a species of Dasineura that has yet to be...
These pictures were taken in Romania. The host plant is Vitis sylvestris. Do you know the gall species? Thanks! Paul Hac The Mures Floodplain Natural Park ...
In reply to Keith: Thanks very much for the information, and yes, by all means include my record in the article. In reply to Maggie: Thanks for your interest....
Plant Gall in Echinochloa crus-galli A plant gall was found on Echinochloa crus-galli close to Hurwenen, The Netherlands. Does somebody knows its name? In this...
Thank you, Karsten! I was a bit confused because the gall's surface it's not smooth, as I thought it should be on C. longiventris. Best wishes, Paul...
I thought this message might be of interest to the group.Janet Recently, I've been finding small greenish white shavings and round 'platelets' 3 or 3 mm across...
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Please can anyone tell me if they have found Andricus grossulariae in the VC5 region this year? I found it in June on a Quercus cerris (along with Neuroteris...
On my info the Bath area would be outside the known distributions for both species. However, I look forward to be corrected, since we didn't get to that part...
Hi Karsten, Yes, I have a grid reference for my finds, it is ST 644696. I found both A.grossulariae and N.saliens on the same tree (Quercus cerris) this year....