Galls are abnormal growths and can be caused by a variety of different organisms, including insects and mites, and ...

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Wool sower galls are found primarily on white oak trees (Quercus alba) but also may be found on chestnut (Q. montana), swamp chestnut (Q. michauxii ) and swamp white oaks (Q. bicolor).

The other gall I found, which was on a different tree, was an oak leaf pocket gall. This gall is produced by a one-eight-inch-long fly, or midge, called Macrodiplesis quercusoroca.

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As the galls age, they will turn tan to light brown. The surface of the gall will harden and develop slightly raised points that are darker in color. The adult wasps will tunnel through the galls and ...

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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — If you spend enough time looking at and working with plants, you’ll inevitably come across galls. Galls are abnormal growths and can be caused by a variety of different organisms, ...