Gall mite

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Scientific name: Eriophyes gastrotrichus Nalepa

Other name:  Eriophyiid mite

 

Galls caused by gall mites (V. Amante & E.T. Rasco, Jr.).

Diagnostic summary

  • What they do to plants

     

    - produce unsightly galls on vines and leaves with irregular sizes and shapes.

  • Has only been reported to occur in the Philippines .

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