Epitrimerus gibbosus
Epitrimerus gibbosus
Description
The mite Epitrimerus gibbosus causes a white or greyish felty erineum along the veins of the bramble leaf undersides, and a corresponding discoloration on the upperside.
Similar Species
Other organisms can cause discoloration of the leaf and whitish growths.
Recording advice
Check that the growth along the veins is an erineum - a carpet of small outgrowths of the leaf surface, in which the mites live.
Include a note of the host species
Further Information
See Redfern & Shirley 2023 British Plant Galls for more info
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