Diplolepis fructuum (Rübsaamen, 1896)
on Rosa
Rosa spec., Turkey, Cappadocia, Nevşehir, Mustafapaşa, 1.v.2015, 1225 a.s.l. © Cor Zonneveld
hip, burst open
galled mericarps
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gall
the individual fruitlets are swollen to a 1 cm long, multilocular gall with up to 10 cells. Up to 20 mericarps may be galled in this way, causing the hip to burst.
host plants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Rosa canina.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2022).
inquilines
Periclistus brandtii.</p>
parasitoids, predators
Aximopsis collina; Catolaccus crassiceps; Exeristes roborator; Eupelmus urozonus; Eurytoma caninae, pistaciae, rosae; Glyphomerus stigma; Orthopelma mediator; Pteromalus bedeguaris; Stepanovia eurytomae; Sycophila biguttata; Torymys bedeguaris.
references
Güçlü, Hayat, Shorthouse & Tozlu (2008a), Hellrigl & Bodur (2015a), Katılmış & Kıyak (2008a), Kemal & Koçak (2010a), Lotfalizadeh, Delvare & Rasplus (2007a), Melika (2006a), Mete & Demirsoy (2012a), Mete & Mergen (2017a).