Coyote brush bud gall midge

Behavior

Adults emerge, mate, lay their eggs, and die, all within a 24-hour period (on warm days, as little as a 5- to 6-hour period).

Reproduction

The larvae are fully developed in 30-70 days after which they burrow out of the gall, develop their white cocoons and pupate. Galls develop and adult midges emerge throughout the year though with a noticeable burst of activity in the spring.

Predators

Over 10 species of parasitic Hymenoptera have been reared from R. californica in California, including Torymus koebelei.