... picture the blister shaped one is Andricus curvator, the large ball- shaped one I presume is on buds rather than leaves and it is Andricus kollari, as for...
Hi Simon, I agree with Karsten re: your pic of the Andricus curvator blister. There are a couple of pics in amongst my Photos:- Maggie's Galls VC55 if that...
Hi, Karsten. Â Thank you for all the information you gave me. Yes, I would be interested in getting a list of references from you. Â Regarding the species...
Dear Paul, the most comprehensive ID keys for cynipid galls in your part of the world is probably: Buhr, H., Bestimmungstabellen der Gallen (Zoo- und...
Thank you, Karsten. I have the book of Mr. Gyuri Csoka and I actually have contacted him with some time ago for a future collaboration. I'm glad you know...
Hi Simon, I run the National Recording Scheme for the British Plant Gall Society and I was interested to read that you would like to identify and record galls....
Thanks to everyone who replies to my pleas for id help - I hate to commit myself from photographs and your support is much appreciated. Does everyone get sent...
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A photo that I have uploaded was taken the other week. I am wondering if I have identified it correctly as Andricus aries. It says in the book that this...
Pete That certainly looks like Andricus aries to me. Just like the galls I found on Ped Oak in a small woodland near Chester Zoo a few years ago. Cheers Steve...
Hi Pete, as Margaret mentioned there was one record for that species from that area in the past. I've been collecting records from the invasion front, as far...
Thanks to everyone for your help. At least now I'm less sure of the onset of madness.  Cheers, Pete Birch www.hedgerowmobile.com Hedgerowmobile@......
On Saturday I found a Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) leaf with several spindle-shaped galls in the main veins, they protrude on both sides and contain a...
Hi Carl! Yes, this is the same as the gall we found on Filipendula ulmaria at Castle Eden Dene last September. It is certainly induced by a cecidomyiid and the...
Hi Keith, I've posted the specimen to you. There are still several unopened galls on the leaf. I'll be interested to hear your verdict. Many thanks Carl ... ...
Just a short note to apprise members that there are a number of Cheshire Biodiversity related discussion groups available. These include: rECOrd - the main...
Hi Carl The galled leaf of Filipendula ulmaria arrived safely and I have extracted four larvae. They are almost certainly Dasineura but there is no certain way...
Thanks Keith. I'd be interested to know the history of this gall. Was it never seen until recently anywhere in the world? I'll certainly look out for them as...
Hi Carl I think this gall on Filipendula ulmaria is probably widespread but localised in Europe and has been overlooked for many years. According to...
Dear colleagues Three leading Indian scientists have launched an online petition to help two Czech entomologists who have been arrested in India on suspicion...
After a lull of about two weeks, another gall wasp emerged from the Bedeguar gall I've had under observation. I think it is Torymus bedeguaris. Following...
Keith and Carl, Yes, Tom Higginbottom and I found this gall in Cressbrookdale, Derbyshire White Peak, two years ago, but only in August when the galls had...
Hi all, Anyone familiar with Viola rust galls? I found one yesterday on Viola palustris on Ben Lui, Stirlingshire (NN270271) at 585m. Pics in the Carl Farmer...
Hi Carl, I've seen both Puccinia violae and Urocystis violae on other Violet species and they don't look like your pictures. Ellis and Ellis give Puccinia...
Thanks Robert, I've now emailed the pics to Brian Spooner asking if he needs the specimen as well. Carl ... species and they don't look like your pictures. ......
Hi Carl Ellis & Ellis, Land Plants, says P. fergusonii is the only rust on Viola palustris. The FRDBI database has P. fergusonii as the only rust recorded on...
