Resseliella oculiperda (Rübsaamen, 1893)

on woody Rosaceae

gall

the pink to red larvae live on the cambium where this has become available by wounding. No galling does occur. Two or three annual generations; pupation in the ground.

hostplants

Rosaceae, oligophagous

Malus domestica; Pyrus communis; Rosa.

larva

spatula with papillae (from Möhn, 1955a)

synonyms

Diplosis, Tomasia, Thomasiniana, oculiperda.

notes

A pest in nurseries of fruit trees, where scion buds are grafted on a rootstock.

references

Barnes (1948a,b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Rübsaamen (1893a, 1911e), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2004a), Skuhravá, Karimpour, Sadeghi ao (2014a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1999a, 2021a: 206, 228), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a).