Hey Freinds: we are starting Spring time, here in Chile (southern America) ... Many of my trees are in very well condition, but two or three Ñirres (Nothofagus Antarctica) from my collection have something that I never saw before. I would like to show you some pictures showing this sort of pest and I hope some of you can help me how can I control and stop this strange thing .... pleace... Best regards, Gabriel
Hi Gabriel, I have searched for hours and can't find what it is. I suspect it might be some type of gall mite but I've found nothing about it. I did find this site that I'm including with the highlighted (cached) version. http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache...thofagus+antarctica&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10 The parasitic fungus Cyttaria is also called golf ball fungus but appears to grow on the bark. http://images.google.com/images?q=Cyttaria&ndsp=20&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&start=0&sa=N I did find this site from Noticias UACh. Maybe they can help you id your pest. http://www.uach.cl/rrpp/online/ver.php?not=6220 If you find out what it is I would love to know. Newt
Ginger, I think what you are referring to is what we call gall mites or gall wasps. Their larvae are in the gall on the leaf. Newt
