Dasineura a-grandis-aborted-seed-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Dasineura
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The plant-feeding gall midges of North America

Dasineura sp.

Larva in seed
One larva occurs per infested seed
Pupation occurs in the seed the following spring
Nearly all infected seeds are aborted

Hosts: Abies grandis, A. lasiocarpa
Distr: British Columbia

- Raymond J. Gagne: (1989) The plant-feeding gall midges of North America©


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