Sumac Leaf Galls at Bonnie Jeffrey blog

Sumac Leaf Galls. That single aphid resulting from the deposited egg then produces asexually within the gall— by parthenogenesis —so that many clones of itself eventually also fill the gall. The females lay their eggs on the leaf and cause leaf tissue to grow around them in a characteristic pattern. the sumac leaf gall aphid, melaphis rhois, galls are largely inconsequential to plant health, but are an interesting biological curiosity. It happened that one late august day i was out with some kids on a longer hike when we walked through a gauntlet of tall sumac shrubs. Once the aphids mature inside the gall, they exit and go looking for another sumac nearby. apparently females lay an egg on the underside of a sumac leaf, which causes a gall to start forming—creating a nursery, complete with food, for its offspring. a more recent photo of the galls on the staghorn sumac (rhus typhina) leaves. Small wart like growth on the upper and lower leaf surfaces. Bumps start out green in early season, turning. sumac galls are caused by a species of aphid.

That single aphid resulting from the deposited egg then produces asexually within the gall— by parthenogenesis —so that many clones of itself eventually also fill the gall. Bumps start out green in early season, turning. sumac galls are caused by a species of aphid. a more recent photo of the galls on the staghorn sumac (rhus typhina) leaves. Once the aphids mature inside the gall, they exit and go looking for another sumac nearby. The females lay their eggs on the leaf and cause leaf tissue to grow around them in a characteristic pattern. the sumac leaf gall aphid, melaphis rhois, galls are largely inconsequential to plant health, but are an interesting biological curiosity. apparently females lay an egg on the underside of a sumac leaf, which causes a gall to start forming—creating a nursery, complete with food, for its offspring. Small wart like growth on the upper and lower leaf surfaces. It happened that one late august day i was out with some kids on a longer hike when we walked through a gauntlet of tall sumac shrubs.

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Sumac Leaf Galls Bumps start out green in early season, turning. a more recent photo of the galls on the staghorn sumac (rhus typhina) leaves. Once the aphids mature inside the gall, they exit and go looking for another sumac nearby. apparently females lay an egg on the underside of a sumac leaf, which causes a gall to start forming—creating a nursery, complete with food, for its offspring. Bumps start out green in early season, turning. The females lay their eggs on the leaf and cause leaf tissue to grow around them in a characteristic pattern. It happened that one late august day i was out with some kids on a longer hike when we walked through a gauntlet of tall sumac shrubs. sumac galls are caused by a species of aphid. Small wart like growth on the upper and lower leaf surfaces. That single aphid resulting from the deposited egg then produces asexually within the gall— by parthenogenesis —so that many clones of itself eventually also fill the gall. the sumac leaf gall aphid, melaphis rhois, galls are largely inconsequential to plant health, but are an interesting biological curiosity.