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Questions and Answers: 2018

Question: I found this group of leaves in Easton CT. Along a sunny open trail. It looks like a grape leaf …

  • Question

    I found this group of leaves in Easton CT. Along a sunny open trail. It looks like a grape leaf but what are these strange red spikes all over it?

    Answer

    Dear gingerbread, you've photographed galls on the leaf. The species is called grape tube gallmaker (Schizomyia viticola), a species of midge. Best wishes.