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21-07-2010, 05:55 AM
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| | | Eggs? and some tiny insects
Took these images yesterday and thought to post them here to get some background information.
I noticed these protrusions on many leaves. 
Link to my website image here.
This is a macro one of the 'eggs' which revealed a couple of insects around it. The egg size was about 2mm dia. 
Link to my website image here.
Can anyone please tell me what I have seen?
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21-07-2010, 06:17 AM
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| | | Re: Eggs? and some tiny insects
Morning Peter,
The first makes me think of a previous WAB thread, where it was suggested the leaves were reacting against a parasite or something - not sure!
It may just be a gall, like the second surely is. The insects around it are the nymphs of a Barkfly, an Ectopsocus sp. I believe.
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21-07-2010, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  Morning Peter,
The first makes me think of a previous WAB thread, where it was suggested the leaves were reacting against a parasite or something - not sure!
It may just be a gall, like the second surely is. The insects around it are the nymphs of a Barkfly, an Ectopsocus sp. I believe.
Take care, Jason | Good morning Jason
Thanks for your information  . The galls then will have been initiated by a sawfly then? I am amazed you even attempted to ID the Barkfly nymph. All these items are so small.
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21-07-2010, 09:51 AM
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I have quite an interest in Psocopterans (their Order). In hindsight they may be from the Trichopsocus genus, on account of the orange marking on top of the head... |
25-09-2011, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by PeterD Took these images yesterday and thought to post them here to get some background information.
I noticed these protrusions on many leaves.
Link to my website image here.
This is a macro one of the 'eggs' which revealed a couple of insects around it. The egg size was about 2mm dia.
Link to my website image here.
Can anyone please tell me what I have seen? | Belated reply ('cos I've been searching posts about Barkflies). Take that this is Field Maple, in which case the galls are caused by mites Aceria macrochelus. |
25-09-2011, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by poschiavanus Belated reply ('cos I've been searching posts about Barkflies). Take that this is Field Maple, in which case the galls are caused by mites Aceria macrochelus. | Thank you for your reply 
I now have the information on the gall I was seeking 
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