10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALL WASP»
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Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs: An Integrated Pest ...
Cean- othus stem gall moth, ficus gall wasp, gall midge flies, oak cynipid gall
wasps, and willow gall sawflies are discussed here. Gall development is poorly
understood, but larval secretions apparently induce abnormal growth of cells in
the ...
Steve H. Dreistadt, Mary Louise Flint, 2004
2
Encyclopedia of Entomology
Because the larva of chestnut gall wasp is protected by the thick wall of the gall,
no method of chemical control was feasible. But chestnut gall wasp could be
controlled very effectively at first by using resistant chestnut varieties. Therefore,
all of ...
3
Oaks in the Urban Landscape: Selection, Care, and Preservation
Pumpkin gall wasp Dryocosmus minusculus This gall wasp forms a tiny pumpkin-
shaped gall that can cause symptoms similar to those of the live oak gall (fig. 7.70
). Species within the black oak group are affected. Figure 7.70. The pumpkin ...
Laurence Raleigh Costello, Bruce W. Hagen, Katherine S. Jones, 2011
4
Oak Woodland Invertebrates: The Little Things Count
These galls are an overgrowth of plant tissue produced in response to chemicals
secreted by gall wasp larvae. Because each wasp species produces a unique
chemical, a unique type of gall is formed. Most wasp galls cause little or no
lasting ...
R Little, T Swieckl, W Tietje
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Bugs Rule!: An Introduction to the World of Insects
But it is the gall wasp that produces the most diverse and complex gall structures.
Gall wasps produce galls that are highly determinant— their appearance is
radically different from the plant tissues from which they originate. For example ...
Whitney Cranshaw, Richard Redak, 2013
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Galling Arthropods and Their Associates: Ecology and Evolution
Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica 271479-483 Moriya S, Shiga
M, Adachi I (2003) Classical biological control of the chestnut gall wasp in Japan.
In: VanDriesche RG (ed) Proceedings of the 1st intemational symposium on ...
K. Ozaki, J. Yukawa, T. Ohgushi, 2007
... Phoracantha semipunctata (eucalyptus longhorn borer) 218–219 Gall insects
Ctenarytainia spatulata 235 Leptocybe invasa (blue gum chalcid) 261 Ophelimus
eucalypti (eucalyptus gall wasp) 261 Tip, shoot and regeneration insects Apate ...
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Forest Entomology: Ecology and Management
Mealy Oak Gall Wasp, Disholcaspis dnerosa Bass The gall caused by D. dnerosa
is found on live oaks in Texas, Louisiana, and Mexico but causes no measurable
damage (Morgan et al. 1978, Frankie et al. 1977). Homeowners often are ...
9
Monkeyshines Goes Buggy: The Study of Entomology
There are many different types of gall wasps. The oak apple gall wasp is found in
its larval stage in fruit-like oak apples. The marble gall becomes brown and
remains on the tree after fall. One larva of the gall wasp is found in it. Males are
very ...
Phyllis Barkas Goldman, 1992
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The Royal Natural History: Invertebrate animals
Of the typical genus, we may take the common oak-gall wasp (Cynips folii) as a
familiar example. It is a glistening black insect, which forms an oak-gall on the
under side of oak-leaves. A parasite (Torymus regius) lays its own egg upon the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALL WASP»
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A welcome with a rose...
The oak gall wasp lays its eggs in oak buds in winter causing the buds to enlarge and become woody – 'Oak Apples'. 10.The word 'dandelion' ... «Fenland Citizen, Jul 15»
Prune it or lose it as gall wasps threaten citrus trees
The danger: Citrus gall wasp not only reduces fruit production, it also causes a slow decline of the tree's health, eventually killing it. When the ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
Asian chestnut gall wasp confirmed in Michigan
Asian chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus) has been confirmed in chestnut orchards in southwest Michigan, including a small hobby ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jul 15»
TIM KAYE, of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, takes a closer look at nature's …
A good example is the Robin's pincushion which looks like a furry red ball and is the result of a small gall wasp, Diplolepis rosae, which ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jul 15»
Outbreak of Asian wasps found in Kent sweet chestnuts
The oriental chestnut gall wasp has been discovered at the Farningham Woods Nature Reserve, near Swanley, in Kent. Thirty-five acres of ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
Watch out: Plague of Asian wasps in Kent
THE larvae of the Asian chestnut gall wasp has been spotted for the first time in the UK. Sweet chestnut trees all over the country, including on ... «Maidstone and Medway News, Jun 15»
Asian wasps swarm threatens trees leaving them susceptible to …
The Forestry Commission issued an alert yesterday after a sighting of the oriental chestnut gall wasp (OCGW) was confirmed at Farningham ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
The Forestry Commission issue alert after sighting of the Oriental …
The Forestry Commission issued an alert yesterday after a sighting of the Oriental chestnut gall wasp (OCGW) was confirmed in the UK for the ... «Kent Online, Jun 15»
Exotic pest of sweet chestnut trees found in UK for the first time
The damaging oriental chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus) has been found in sweet chestnut trees in a woodland near Sevenoaks in ... «Horticulture Week, Jun 15»
How Magna Carta Went Viral
Oak-gall is one of nature's weirder treasures: When a gall wasp lays its eggs in the bark or on the leaves of an oak tree, the tree forms a smooth ... «Smithsonian, Jun 15»
