Aceria kraftella
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Eriophyidae | Genus: Aceria
Hosts: Purshia tridentata
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, gray
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Shape: globular
Season: Spring
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Location: bud, stem
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Common Name(s): Antelope Brush Bud Gall Mite, Bitterbrush Stem Gall Mite
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Image by Malcolm M. Furniss and William F. Barr © Public Domain / CC0Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.
Insects affecting important native shrubs of the Northwestern United States
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Aceria kraftella (Bitterbrush Stem Gall Mite)
The mite apparently emerges from stem galls in spring and infests new branch growth.
HOST: Purshia tridentata
RANGE: California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia.
”- Malcolm M. Furniss and William F. Barr: (1975) Insects affecting important native shrubs of the Northwestern United States©
Reference: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46851717#page/69/mode/1up
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