Trichoteras vacciniifoliae explained

Trichoteras vacciniifoliae, formerly Andricus vacciniifoliae,[1] the golden oak apple wasp, is a species of gall-forming hymenopteran. The wasp creates a stem gall[2] on host plants, namely huckleberry oaks and canyon live oaks.[3] Andricus vacciniifoliae is native to the west coast of North America.[4] Because of their colorful appearance and location on the plant, the galls are often mistaken for fruit.[5] The larval chamber is at the center of the gall, connected to the husk by slender, radiating fibers.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Russo, Ronald A. . Plant Galls of the Western United States . Princeton University Press . 2021 . 978-0-691-21340-8 . 143 . en-us . 10.1515/9780691213408.
  2. Web site: Asquith . Nancy . 2020-11-21 . CALIFORNIA OAK GALLS . 2023-06-19 . iNaturalist . en.
  3. Web site: Species Andricus vacciniifoliae - Golden Oak Apple Wasp . 2023-06-19 . bugguide.net.
  4. Web site: Andricus vaccinifoliae (agamic) . 2023-06-19 . www.gallformers.org.
  5. Web site: Russo . Ron . December 2009 . Confessions of a Gall Hunter . Natural History Magazine . 20–25 . californiaoaks.org.

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