Buxus sempervirens, Belgium, Liège; © Jean-Yves Baugnée

opened gall with mites

gall

apart from the striking galling of the buds, the leaves show small blisterlike swellings.

hostplants

Buxaceae, monophagous

Buxus sempervirens.

references

Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Farkas (1965a), Hellrigl (2003a), Pye & Ostojá-Starzewski (2009a), Roskam (2009a).

07/11/2014