Insect-induced galls represent a fascinating mode of plant-insect interaction where specialised insects manipulate host plant tissues to form complex structures that provide both shelter and nutrients ...

1. Neotropical insect galls : status of knowledge and perspectives / G. Wilson Fernandes, Marcel S. Coelho, and Jean Carlos Santos -- 2. Developmental anatomy of galls in the Neotropics : arthropods ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 3, No. 7 (Jul., 1916), pp. 337-360 (26 pages) 1. The Phylloxera vastatrix leaf gall starts to develop on embryonic bud leaves. In twenty-four hours the insect produces ...

Evolutionary and biological patterns can be obscured by inadequate or ill-defined terminology, especially when referring to ecological interactions. For example, cecidogenous (gall-inducing) species ...

We have published an article describing a new calamitalean species named Annularia paisii with an insect gall about 303 million years old. This new fossil species was discovered in the region of São ...

A gall is an abnormal growth or swelling of a plant caused by hormones released from insects, mites, bacteria, or nematodes. They can appear on any part of the plant with vast variation in morphology, ...

Insects can reprogram plant growth, transforming ordinary plant parts into intricately patterned shelters that are safe havens for feeding and reproduction. These structures, called galls, have ...

Have you ever noticed the bulbs that form on the stems of goldenrod? Believe it or not, those bulbs house the larvae of an insect called the goldenrod gall fly. This fly is completely dependent on the ...

Have you noticed some odd growths lately? On your plants, I mean. If they’re plant galls, you have nothing to worry about. But what are galls? Among the close connections between insects and plants, ...

A couple of my trees have some odd looking bumps on their leaves. Is there anything I should be doing to help my trees? Your description suggests that your tree has galls. Insect and mite galls are ...