Petal like leaf galls Blaesodiplosis sp. gall mites

cool little red leaf galls on (I believe) serviceberry leaves

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Impressive gall!

Hope all is well with you? Posted 4 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  I'm vaccinated (and the husband too) and finally back on the trails :) - we were the first place in the US to have a confirmed COVID case up here, so our restrictions have been long and strict... and I work in a hospital (and continued to work mostly throughout) so I was even more strict with myself, as a potential vector, about really staying away from other people until it was undeniably clear that the vaccine was preventing not only illness but also spread. I wasn't making any unnecessary trips outside of my own neighborhood.... But things are much better out here now - I think we're up to 76% in King county with at least their first vaccine and we know that vaccinated people are low risk to spread COVID, so happy trails again! Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    So happy to hear that! Hope your work at the hospital did not mean a back-breaking workload. Well deserved to be on the trails again after all this self discipline. Posted 4 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

These galls are gorgeous! I think they might be mite galls (Subf. Cecidomyiinae), maybe Blaesodiplosis sp. Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Here are some links for similar galls:
  https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51289886
  https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14142678
  https://bugguide.net/node/view/600180/bgimage Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. morpheme
    
    Lion
    
    The two on inaturalist are even in just about the same area - Leavenworth is probably only 20-30 miles as the crow flies from where I was and the other is in Washington too. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Yes, I noticed that! It would be great to get a species ID, but I wasn't able to connect that dot. Posted 4 years ago
    2. 1. morpheme
        
        Lion
        
        It is interesting... the Wiki entry for the genus mentions that there's just 4 recognized species and names them, but I can only find any info on one, which definitely isn't the one I photographed - different host and white galls. Of course there may be far more than 4... it seems like studying gall mites and identifying them isn't a big priority unless they cause a problem for an agricultural product or an nursery ornamental.. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Charley Eiseman is really awesome at identifying galls. He has helped me many times. He's on iNat and might be able to help you with this ID:
        https://www.inaturalist.org/people/20593
        
        His website:
        https://bugtracks.wordpress.com/ Posted 4 years ago

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Uploaded Jun 18, 2021. Captured Jun 17, 2021 13:05 in NF-9714, Cle Elum, WA 98922, USA.

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