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I see from Redfern and Shirley that Trioza alacris is 'common in southern England and Wales, spreading northwards'. Not sure how far north it has been recorded...
Hi, I collected some what looked like lumpy (rough) Knopper Galls in Norfolk last week. All had rough tops to some of the ridges and a few had distinct...
Have just uploaded two photos to the photos area (in Album: Malcolm) On Quercus robur, 6 Sept 08. No sign of any acorn, but it was growing on a short twig such...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
I found this gall on a Poplar this week. Please could you tell me what sort of gall it is (could it be Pemphigus spyrothecae) and also what type of Poplar it...
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...
Hi there, Does anyone have an image of galls caused by Ustilago anomala or U. utriculosa? I'm trying to work out what I've found on Persicaria maculata and...
This unknown oak gall (photo in Floppy's) was spotted during the visit of the BPGS in Oostvoorne,(Rockanje Waterbos), The Netherlands, on July 4. 2009. I can't...
I spotted these galls on English oak near Goes in the province of Zeeland (The Netherlands) mid July. I wonder if these are just deformed A. kollari galls. ...
Please can anyone help with the ID of the two galls in the attached photograph - taken in June this year? Could they be Neuroterus saliens and Andricus...
Please could someone identify the oak bud gall in the attached photo. Many thanks Janet _________________________________________________________________ ...
Hi. I would like to buy this book "British Plant Galls" by Margaret Redfern and Peter Shirley on second hand, for a better price than a new one. Do you know...
Thanks Graham and Dave for your help. Steve says there were two galls in the photo and he has now sent me a close up of the real gall in question which looks...
I have put a picture in 'MAM pics' of a gall about 5mm high on the upper surface of a Sunflower Helianthus annua, taken 15 August at Strathpeffer, Scotland,...
I found Eriophes tiliae on Tillia americana on 25.7.'09. at Dorney Rowing Lake's arboretum, Berks. 110+ galls present. Is this a new host? Yours sincerley, ...
Hi - can anyone help with identifying these photos? many thanks, Janet Jon wrote: Not sure if this is a gall but I found this growth on Oenathe crocata at...
Hi, my daughter found what looks like a gall on a buddliea leaf. A small dark purple dimple on the underside with a corresponding pimple above with a tiny...
Hi everyone, I have just uploaded some field maple pics to my "Maggies galls" file. Gareth Burton found these strange field maple "twizzlers" at the...
Dear All, The gall images on a tree trunk posted by Janet have been identified as Trigonaspis megaptera by Jose-Luis Nieves Aldrey, Juli Pujade, George melika...
Hi all, Just joined BPGS & the forum, so hello from me. Also, I found a small gall like Trioza remota on horse-chestnut, though I believe it's usually on oak....