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Rust mite, Aceria anthocoptes Eriophyes cerasicrumena, galls on cherry Aceria fraxini, galls. Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably less than ...
Aceria ilicis causes felt-like galls (erinea), which are a patch of glandular hairs, caused by gall mites of the family Eriophyoidea. The bulge is 2–3 mm high on the upperside of the leaf of holm oak (also known as evergreen oak) and the depression below is several mm wide; there are usually several on a leaf.
Eriophyes tiliae is a mite that forms the lime nail gall or bugle gall. [2] It develops in a chemically induced gall; an erect, oblique or curved distortion rising up from the upper surface of the leaves of the lime (linden) trees (genus Tilia), such as the large-leaved lime tree Tilia platyphyllos, the common lime tree Tilia × europaea, etc.
They can be caused by various parasites, from viruses, fungi and bacteria, to other plants, insects and mites. Plant galls are often highly organized structures so that the cause of the gall can often be determined without the actual agent being identified. This applies particularly to insect and mite plant galls.
The mite usually attacks the flower clusters soon after they open. The individual gall is no more than 2 cm across but when grouped together can be impressive as they present a sizable irregular deformity formed from the fused and swollen flower stalks . [5] The gall has also been found on buds, leaf stalks, twigs or trunks.
Aceria is a genus of mites belonging to the family Eriophyidae, the gall mites.These tiny animals are parasites of plants.Several species can cause blistering and galls, including erineum galls. [1]
Eriophyes is a genus of mite that forms galls, mainly on the leaves of deciduous plants. Some are called blister mites. The blue butterfly Celastrina serotina has been reported to feed on these galls and also on the mites, making it one of the uncommon carnivorous Lepidoptera. [1] Whereas other mites have four paired legs, Eriophyes have only ...
Aceria fraxiniflora, the ash flower gall mite, is a species of gall mite that produces galls on ash trees. [1] The male flowers of ash are greatly distorted by the mites, which results in a highly disfigured and disorganized gall that remains yellow or green, and later dries and turns brown.