Have you noticed strange growths on leaves or swollen areas along plant stems? If the answer is yes, you may have what is referred to as plant galls. Galls vary in size and shape and can be found o… ...

Analysis of the COI sequences based on general time reversible with gamma distribution (GTRþG) distance model revealed 10.7-13.1% divergence between cranberry tipworm and blueberry gall midge, whereas ...

While SWD remains the key pest that blueberry farmers must to be mindful of, Sial cautions producers to be wary of blueberry gall midges. These tiny flies feed inside young growing buds.

The fact that gall midge larvae are born acrobats is no news to the people who study them. The insects lay their eggs on goldenrod plants and prompt those hosts to make swollen growths called galls.

Gall midge maggots have some surprising tricks that help them launch themselves into smile-inspiring jumps. By James Gorman Jump, little maggot, jump! Show the world that not only the finely ...

The gall midge, determined morphologically as Prodiplosis longifila Gagné (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), induces rosette galls, resulting in shoot tip dieback in J. clavuligera in Bolivia. Although P.