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Trichoteras vacciniifoliae, formerly Andricus vacciniifoliae, [1] the golden oak apple wasp, is a species of gall-forming hymenopteran. The wasp creates a stem gall [2] on host plants, namely huckleberry oaks and canyon live oaks. [3] Andricus vacciniifoliae is native to the west coast of North America. [4]
An oak apple on a tree in Worcestershire, England. An oak apple or oak gall is a large, round, vaguely apple-like gall commonly found on many species of oak. Oak apples range in size from 2 to 4 centimetres (1 to 2 in) in diameter and are caused by chemicals injected by the larva of certain kinds of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. [1]
Trichoteras coquilletti, formerly Andricus coquilletti, also known as the little oak-apple gall wasp, is a fairly common species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in North America. [1] This wasp oviposits on the underside of the leaves of huckleberry oaks and canyon live oaks . [ 1 ]
Articles relating to oak apples (oak galls), the common name for a large, round, vaguely apple-like gall commonly found on many species of oak.Oak apples range in size from 2 to 4 centimetres (1 to 2 in) in diameter and are caused by chemicals injected by the larva of certain kinds of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae.
The gall itself is a typical oak apple gall in appearance, roughly spherical and varies from greenish to reddish or orange depending on host, age and environmental conditions. The galls range in size from a 2–14 cm across and often contain multiple larvae as well as parasites and other species that form a mutual relationship by feeding off ...
Amphibolips confluenta Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp; Amphibolips cookii Oak Apple Gall Wasp; Amphibolips nubilipennis Translucent Oak Gall Wasp; Amphibolips quercusinanis Larger Empty Oak Apple Wasp [11] Amphibolips quercusjuglans Acorn Plum Gall Wasp; Amphibolips quercusostensackenii Small Oak Apple Gall Wasp; Amphibolips quercuspomiformis Live ...
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Amphibolips quercuspomiformis, also known as the apple gall wasp or live oak apple gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp. It induces galls in coast live oak and interior live oak trees. Like many gall wasps, it has two alternating generations which induce differing galls: an all-female parthenogenic generation, and a bisexual generation. The ...