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Sighting 4381483

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Unverified 15 May 2021 KylieWaldon

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some kind of eggs? on a young gum tree sapling.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   16 May 2021
These are galls, which are cancerous like growths induced by fungi or a range of insects, to create conditions in which their larvae or spores can grow. Not sure whether these galls have been created by a chalcid wasp or coccid scale bug.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   16 May 2021
Thanks Michael. knowledgeable as ever.

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