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Grape Tube Gallmaker

Schizomyia viticola

Description:

No clue what these little red growths were... a fungus, maybe??

1 Species ID Suggestions

galls of some insect?


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3 Comments

Meghan P.
Meghan P. 12 years ago

Very cool - Thanks, Gordon! Looks like Schizomyia viticola :)

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 13 years ago

Try looking up information on various gall-causing flies and midges; I think you'll find these to be galls.

Grape Tomato Gall, Lasioptera vitis
Grape Blister Gall, Cecidomyia sp.
Grape Tube Gallmaker, Cecidomyia viticola Osten -Sacken

auntnance123
auntnance123 13 years ago

I saw the same thing on plants in costa rica.

Meghan P.
Spotted by
Meghan P.

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jun 13, 2010
Submitted on Apr 13, 2011

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