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Persimmon Leaf Blister Gall [Eriophyes? theospyri??] ID Request - Aceria theospyri
Copyright © 2013 Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City

Persimmon Leaf Blister Gall [Eriophyes? theospyri??] ID Request - Aceria theospyri
Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
July 17, 2013
Observed on Diospyros virginiana.

[My ID guess was informed by this paper: http://www.floridaforestservice.com/publications/fh_pdfs/A%20Persimmon%20Gall%20Mite.pdf]

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Persimmon Leaf Blister Gall [Eriophyes? theospyri??] ID Request - Aceria theospyri Persimmon Leaf Blister Gall [Eriophyes? theospyri??] ID Request - Aceria theospyri
Contributed by Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City on 22 July, 2013 - 7:21pm
Last updated 26 July, 2013 - 7:31pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.
… Charley Eiseman, 26 July, 2013 - 7:31pm

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