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Cynipidae, galls on Creeping Charlie - Liposthenes glechomae
Copyright © 2013 MJ Hatfield

Cynipidae, galls on Creeping Charlie - Liposthenes glechomae
Ames - Tullamore, Story County, Iowa, USA
July 11, 2013
I can't remember how many times I halfheartedly tried to rear these gall wasps on Creeping Charlie, Glechoma hederacea, but 2006 was probably the first time.

This time, July 9, 2013, I dug the plant, potted it, contained it, and watered it. There were 2 galls.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 16 November, 2013 - 7:55pm
Last updated 12 December, 2020 - 2:15pm

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