Leaf gall in guaco

Leaf gall on guaco or witchweed (Mikania glomerata Spreng., Asteraceae), Teresópolis, Porto Alegre, RS, June 26, 2023. Due to the spherical shape of the gall, it is inferred that it is the species Liodiplosis spherica Gagné, 2001 (Insecta: Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), but the determination was not made; there are several species that induce galls on this plant (Maia e Mascarenhas, 2020; Silva, Maia & Rodrigues, 2020)

Leaf galls on guaco or witchweed (Mikania glomerata Spreng., Asteraceae), Teresópolis, Porto Alegre, RS, June 26, 2023.

Leaf galls on guaco or witchweed (Mikania glomerata Spreng., Asteraceae), Teresópolis, Porto Alegre, RS, June 26, 2023.

Leaf galls on guaco or witchweed (Mikania glomerata Spreng., Asteraceae), Teresópolis, Porto Alegre, RS, June 26, 2023.

Leaf galls on guaco or witchweed (Mikania glomerata Spreng., Asteraceae), Teresópolis, Porto Alegre, RS, June 26, 2023.

Leaf galls on guaco or witchweed (Mikania glomerata Spreng., Asteraceae), Teresópolis, Porto Alegre, RS, June 26, 2023.

How to cite: Duarte, V. 2024. Leaf gall in guaco. Plant Health Photo Gallery. Available in: <https://planthealthom.com/artigo/galha-foliar-em-guaco/>.Access at: Jan.27.2022 (Update the access date.)

About the Author

Eng. Agr. Valmir Duarte

Ph.D. Plant Health (LSU, USA), CREA-RS 29.404, Full Professor of Phytopathology (UFRGS, Retired), Lattes Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6204200065048092, Director of PHOM – Plant Health Open Market

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