Eriophyes pseudoinsidiosus Wilson, 1985

Acari, Eriophyidae

on Pyrus

gall

Warts on the leaves, hollow to the underside. They are the result of sucking damage to the leaf while still in the bud stage.

hostplants

Rosaceae, monophagous

Pyrus communis & subsp. pyraster.

notes

The galls resemble those caused by Eriophyes pyri on the same host plant.

references

de Lillo (1998b), Xue, Sadeghi & Hong (2009a).

22/11/2014