-
observation of the
galls produced rather than of the
insect itself. A
gall protects the
developing gall wasp for the most
vulnerable stage of its life cycle...
- identified. This
applies particularly to
insect and mite
plant galls. The
study of
plant galls is
known as cecidology.
Galls develop on
various plant organs,...
- A
gall-inducing
insect is any
insect that can
cause the
growth of
galls within plants.
There are
several groups of
insects that meet this description....
- This is a list of
insect galls arranged into families.
Podapion gallicola Saperda fayi Thorn-limb
Borer Saperda populnea Small Poplar Borer Weevils Ampeloglypter...
- hardened,
bulbous chamber referred to as a
gall. E. solidaginis’s
interactions with its host plant(s) and
insect, as well as avian,
predators have made it...
- The
pineapple gall adelgid (Adelges abietis) is a
species of conifer-feeding
insect that
forms pineapple-shaped
plant galls on its host species, commonly...
-
wasps in
different life
stages occupy the same
gall. The
induced galls help
establish complex insect communities,
promoting the
diversification in niche...
-
gall midges or
gall gnats. As the name implies, the
larvae of most
gall midges feed
within plant tissue,
creating abnormal plant growths called galls...
- The witch-hazel cone
gall aphid (Hormaphis hamamelidis) is a
minuscule insect, a
member of the
aphid superfamily,
whose presence on a witch-hazel (Hamamelis...
- but
controlled by the
insect.
Galls act as both the habitat, and food
sources for the
progeny of the
gall wasp. The
artichoke gall is
formed entirely from...
