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Willow Pinecone Galls - Rabdophaga strobiloides
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Willow Pinecone Galls - Rabdophaga strobiloides
Hayden Prairie, Howard County, Iowa, USA
November 26, 2020
November 20, 2020: collected galls on Willows, Salix sp., at the edge of this prairie remnant
April 11, 2021: 5 flies (When found, 4 of them were dead. I check vials every other day.)

April 15, 2021: teasing apart galls, found eggs

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 1 December, 2020 - 10:07pm
Last updated 30 January, 2022 - 11:10am

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