Aceria genistae Acari: Eriophyoidea - gall mite
Aceria genistae

Photographs on Cytisus scoparius, Broom

Hosts:
Cytisus albus, scoparius and Genista cinerea, pilosa, tinctoria


Can be very abundant when present, galls 5-40 mm wide.
Mites pale pinky-orange (personal observation)




Aceria genistae

Aceria genistae

Aceria genistae

Aceria genistae

Aceria genistae
Aceria genistae
Corfe Hills, Dorset. November 2016, February and December 2018

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