PUBLICATION SP290F

Insects: Maple Leaf Pouch Galls

Publish Date: July 01 2014 |  Language: English

DOI: doi.org/10.7290/UTIAPub/SP290F

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Summary

Eriophyid mite species cause a variety of pouch galls on red, sugar and silver maples. Pouch gall formation, a localized growth reaction of the infested plant, occurs as a result of mite feeding activity. The species of mite can be identified by the specific characteristics of the gall on the host plant.