I'm accustomed to finding the odd diastrophus rubi gall in local hedgerows in east Lincs. Today I found 29 new galls and three old galls within a 5m (metres...
Hi Alan, Check the identiy of the bramble species. D rubi here in south Norfolk seems to be restricted to Rubus caesius or Section Corylifolii type bramble...
Thanks for that suggestion. From what I recall the stems were thin, weak and rambling, not the stout purposeful type designed to deter commandos. Will chck it...
Robert, thanks for that suggestion. It was a bit of an eyeopener. I hadn't realised there were so many bramble species. Although I can't claim to have...
Diastrophus rubi is often hard to find and the concentration you have found is unusual, I think. I have heard that it prefers spindly stems deep in the centre ...
Thank you Margaret. You may have seen Robert's response of 3rd Aug that suggested, "D rubi here in south Norfolk seems to be restricted to Rubus caesius or...
Brian Spooner has kindly confirmed that it is Albugi candida, but it isn't a new host but a rare one. Thanks to everyone for their help. Best Wishes Sarah ...
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...
Hi Malcolm, you are correct that's A. grossulariae. Intriguingly it looks as if they developed from a dormant bud from last year? Cheers Karsten ... Have just...
Have uploaded a couple more oak galls. First seems to be Cynips disticha, except it's less knobbly and hasn't got the depressed apex, but it does have two...
Oh! I found the recent Norfolk colonist Andricus aries today, still rare, I found and old one in spring, today I re found the Oak and found three! ... From:...
Hi Malcolm, I haven't looked at the photos, but by your description I suspect it could be a C. divisa gall (smooth and no depression) that was attacked by...
Dear all, I hope some of you can help me with this. I uploaded 2 files to the files-section (Salix-01A.jpg + Salix-02A.jpg). Two weeks ago I spotted these two...
Hi Karsten, You may be right. Now I look closely at the larval remains in the photo (it got squashed by the razor blade) there's a smaller larva on top of it...
Hi Floris, Don't think anybody replied to this. The photos look like uredia of the rust Melampsora caprearum (or possibly M. epitea - need a microscope and...
Hello All At the BPGS joint field meeting with both London and Elmbridge Nat. His. Soc. at Oxshott and Esher Commons [VC17](20.ix.2008)led by Dr Brian Spooner...
Whilst walking along the north Cornwall coast path I checked goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea) for galls and found three plants with Campiglossa grandinata....
Dear All rECOrd now has a new form of forum (lots of different subject groups) which can be found over at: http://www.record-lrc.co.uk/forum/ This group of...
Hi everyone, The attached photo does look like the description of Campiglossa argyrocephala as Quentin Groom suggests. The Keys say that it is found in...
Hi Janet, I'm not sure about this - may be a gall midge Rhopalomyia ptarmicae. It needs to be opened to see what type of larvae are inside. If it is a gall...
Hi all  I agree with Margaret the galls need to be examined. The picture does not look like mature galls of  Rhopalomyia ptarmicae but could be early...
Hi Margaret, Re the Achillea gall - I will try to put Kate in contact with David Savage who says he can visit the site - I don't think she has kept any...
Oops - sorry. My last message was intended for Margaret only! Janet _________________________________________________________________ Discover Bird's Eye View...
Hi Jan, Thamks for doing this and for contacting Penny - I'm sure she appreciates it. One good gall to look out for is Aceria fraxinovora clusters on ash,...
