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The two generations of the mealy oak gall wasp are described below as an ex-ample of a common gall-making insect. ... Asexual generation: Spherical galls, 1/8 to 1 inch in diameter, appear on branches and twigs of live oak in late summer and early fall. When first formed, they are pink to pinkish brown and the yellow...
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Gall wasp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gall wasps (Cynipidae), also called Gallflies, are a family of the order Hymenoptera and are classified with the Apocrita suborder of wasps in the superfamily Cynipoidea. About 1300 species of this...
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Control is not usually needed and has to be timed with the wasp presence and not the galls themselves. Here are a web links to a couple of sites on gall wasp that discuss the wasps and control measures. ... You are here: Experts > Homework Help > Trees > Trees > Live Oak Galls;
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en.allexperts.com/q/Trees-739/Live-Oak-Galls.htm
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live oak trees, gouty oak gall, leaf galls: These are galls formed by insects. The insect lays its eggs on the twig and secretes a chemical that causes the cells on the twig to expand over the eggs forming a gall. ... Both the horned oak gall wasp and the gouty oak gall wasp are known to occur from southern Canada to Georgia.
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Discussion The Live Oak Gall Wasp usually does little damage to the trees it inhabits. Formerly included in genus Andricus, it is now separately classified on the basis of minute anatomical details...
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Swollen stem galls on the branchlets of a canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis) caused by a cynipid gall wasp (Andricus spectabilis?). ... A canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis) stem gall in the palm of a hand. A: The larva inside of the gall; B: A minute, adult, cynipid gall wasp (Andricus spectabilis?).
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Oak Apple Gall Wasps are usually identified by their gall. This very large gall grows up to two inches wide, but is usually golf-ball sized. Apple galls have a thin, papery shell and are spongy inside. They are green at first, turning brown later. ... Unidentified Gall Wasp's Head Under a Microscope Link to Image Uglybug.org...
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Gall wasp, Trichoteras coquilleti, on huckleberry oak. Photos by Ron Russo Gall wasp, Heteroecus melanoderma, on canyon live oak. Paper gall wasp, Trichoteras vaccinifoliae, on huckleberry oak. Red cone gall wasp, Andricus kingi, on valley oak.
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www.californiaoaks.org/ExtAssets/WaspGalls_RonRussoPost...
www.californiaoaks.org/ExtAssets/WaspGalls_RonRussoPoster.pdf
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“It’s an acorn!” We told our young friend that some wasp had the gall to lay her eggs on a live oak twig, and this is what happened. ... You can also see a real good picture of a Live Oak Gall Wasp at eNature.com.
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www.honeycreekfriends.com/Contact/gall_of_it_all.html
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