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Plant Bug Nymph - Miridae Found inside a Coneflower Rosette Mite Gall (Family Eriophyidae) on Echinacea sp. This bug was only 1-2 mm in length. Photographed with a microscope.<br /> <br /> Here are the mites from the gall:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/138778/coneflower_rosette_mites_family_eriophyidae_on_echinacea_sp.html" title="Coneflower Rosette Mites (Family Eriophyidae) on Echinacea sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/138778_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hNZxsrPFXSqVUpUCexBsZ9IhZMQ%3D" width="126" height="152" alt="Coneflower Rosette Mites (Family Eriophyidae) on Echinacea sp. The tiny white things are the mites. I found them inside a Coneflower Rosette Mite Gall (Family Eriophyidae) on Echinacea sp. Photographed with a microscope.<br /> <br /> To see the mites in action:<br /> https://vimeo.com/735614976<br /> <br /> Here is what the gall looks like:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/138780/coneflower_rosette_mite_gall_family_eriophyidae_on_echinacea_sp.html<br /> <br /> The oblong orange thing is possibly a plant bug pupa for the same species as the nymph seen here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/138779/plant_bug_nymph_-_miridae.html Coneflower Rosette Mite,Eriophyidae,Geotagged,United States,echinacea,mites" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Here is what the gall looks like:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/138780/coneflower_rosette_mite_gall_family_eriophyidae_on_echinacea_sp.html" title="Coneflower Rosette Mite Gall (Family Eriophyidae) on Echinacea sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/138780_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Fprkfob8OLFhsfe9ZYKDDWWOX44%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Coneflower Rosette Mite Gall (Family Eriophyidae) on Echinacea sp. The green tufted growth on the disc of this coneflower is caused by a tiny eriophyid mite. These mites cause flower head distortion by feeding at the base of the flowers. Eriophyid mites are unique in that they only have 2 pairs of legs (most mites have 4 pairs), and they are so tiny that you would need 40x magnification to see them clearly (most mites can be seen with a 10x hand lens).<br /> <br /> The mite has yet to be taxonomically categorized, so it has no scientific name. But, it&#039;s generally referred to as the Coneflower Rosette Mite based on the damage that it causes to coneflowers.<br /> <br /> Here are the mites from the gall:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/138778/coneflower_rosette_mites_family_eriophyidae_on_echinacea_sp.html<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/735614976 Echinacea,Geotagged,Summer,United States,coneflower rosette mite,eriophyidae,gall" /></a></figure> Echinacea,Geotagged,United States,miridae,nymph,plant bug Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Plant Bug Nymph - Miridae

Found inside a Coneflower Rosette Mite Gall (Family Eriophyidae) on Echinacea sp. This bug was only 1-2 mm in length. Photographed with a microscope.

Here are the mites from the gall:

Coneflower Rosette Mites (Family Eriophyidae) on Echinacea sp. The tiny white things are the mites. I found them inside a Coneflower Rosette Mite Gall (Family Eriophyidae) on Echinacea sp. Photographed with a microscope.<br /> <br /> To see the mites in action:<br /> https://vimeo.com/735614976<br /> <br /> Here is what the gall looks like:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/138780/coneflower_rosette_mite_gall_family_eriophyidae_on_echinacea_sp.html<br /> <br /> The oblong orange thing is possibly a plant bug pupa for the same species as the nymph seen here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/138779/plant_bug_nymph_-_miridae.html Coneflower Rosette Mite,Eriophyidae,Geotagged,United States,echinacea,mites


Here is what the gall looks like:
Coneflower Rosette Mite Gall (Family Eriophyidae) on Echinacea sp. The green tufted growth on the disc of this coneflower is caused by a tiny eriophyid mite. These mites cause flower head distortion by feeding at the base of the flowers. Eriophyid mites are unique in that they only have 2 pairs of legs (most mites have 4 pairs), and they are so tiny that you would need 40x magnification to see them clearly (most mites can be seen with a 10x hand lens).<br /> <br /> The mite has yet to be taxonomically categorized, so it has no scientific name. But, it's generally referred to as the Coneflower Rosette Mite based on the damage that it causes to coneflowers.<br /> <br /> Here are the mites from the gall:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/138778/coneflower_rosette_mites_family_eriophyidae_on_echinacea_sp.html<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/735614976 Echinacea,Geotagged,Summer,United States,coneflower rosette mite,eriophyidae,gall

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