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Gall on American Beech - Acalitus ferrugineum

Gall on American Beech - Acalitus ferrugineum
Merchants Millpond State Park, Gatesville, Gates County, North Carolina, USA
May 7, 2011
Size: 15 mm
Found on American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) sapling alongside trail in mixed deciduous forest.

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Aceria ferruginea galls are normally yellowish, but as far as I know this is the only mite that causes erineum on beech leaves.