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stem/petiole gall on horse nettle
Copyright © 2010 John Pearson

stem/petiole gall on horse nettle
Ackworth, Warren County, Iowa, USA
August 27, 2010
Size: 1 cm dia X 2.5 cm tall
One of several of these galls found on stems and leaf petioles of Horse Nettle (Solanum carolinense) in weedy edge of lawn. The gall in this photo was on a petiole just above junction with main stem but others (slightly smaller) were also found on stem just below junctions with petioles.

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Contributed by John Pearson on 27 August, 2010 - 7:44pm
Last updated 17 December, 2010 - 10:49pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Galls.
Both Lasioptera solani and a Neolasioptera species have been reared from stem galls in Solanum carolinense. Larvae overwinter in the gall, and adults emerge in the spring. (1)
… Charley Eiseman, 17 December, 2010 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

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