However, since they don’t do real damage to the tree ... There is one type of gall insect called the gall midge that can be problematic: not to the plant, but to us. Gall midges are a type ...

Parasitic insects may also prey on the gall creators. All these predators help keep the galls from becoming too prolific. Galls rarely cause significant damage to the host plants, so the next time ...

A team of ecologists and entomologists affiliated with several institutions in Brazil, working with a colleague from Mexico, ...

A gall is an abnormal growth or swelling of a plant caused by hormones released from insects, mites, bacteria ... This mass then either grows around the feeding damage or surrounds the egg. Once ...

Galls are abnormal growths on a part of the plant. They can be caused by bacteria, insects, mites and fungi. They can be on any part of a plant and are the overgrowth of plant tissue in response ...

The ancient Eucalyptus plants appeared to be a popular food source. The researchers identified multiple insect damage types, ...

One of these galls is enlarged to show the larva ... Labandeira and his colleagues examined numerous insect damage types from 134 plant assemblages spanning the last 305 million years of Earth ...

Galls are outgrowths induced on plants by other organisms. In some instances, they form when parasitic insects like midges, moths and wasps release substances that prompt the plant to produce more ...

an army of jumping plant lice. These tiny insects — called Calophya Latiforceps — have the gall to go up against arguably the worst invasive weeds in Florida. They were discovered attacking ...

As you are watering, fertilizing and harvesting, you are sure to see insects or diseases on your plants. What to do next ... The trick is to tolerate some damage until they find their way to ...

If you continue to see additional damage, that means that insects are still actively feeding on the plant. GOOD, OR BAD BUGS: Indiscriminate and unnecessary spraying can kill beneficial predatory ...