Aceria labiatiflorae
Aceria labiatiflorae
Description
The mite Aceria labiatiflorae galls Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare). The flowers and leaves become matted with a felt of white hairs.
Similar Species
Other species (gall-midge Blastomyia origani and aphid Aphis origani) can cause shoot tips to thicken and bunch together, but the mite causes the leaves to be covered in white felted hairs
Identification difficulty
Gall 
Adult 
Habitat
Wherever Wild Marjoram occurs.
When to see it
When Wild Marjoram is in leaf.
UK Status
Little recorded in Britain.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
David Nicholls
Bloody Oaks Quarry
04 August 2018
galls on Wild Marjoram
sue
Ketton Quarry NR
07 August 2024
mite inside gall x100 magn.
David Nicholls
Bloody Oaks Quarry
04 August 2018
sue
Ketton Quarry NR
07 August 2024
sue
Ketton Quarry NR
07 August 2024
mite from inside gall x400 magn.
martindgrimes
Clipsham
31 July 2016
sue
Ketton Quarry NR
07 August 2024
mites inside gall
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