Tree Galls

Unusual-shaped growths on your trees or shrubs? 🍃It may be a tree gall. What causes these oddities, and what can you do about them? Watch as Dr. Michael Skvarla, Entomologist with PennState, explains the fascinating world of tree galls.
0:37 What Is A Gall?
02:32 Galls Caused by Insects and Mites
03:57 But Why Are There Galls?
05:05 Impact of Galls
09:03 How Galls Are Induced
13:39 Plant Hosts for Galls
16:47 The Gall Lifecycle
21:49 Galls Role in the Ecosystem
24:42 Human Uses of Galls
The Gall Forming Arthropods
27:54 Eriophyid Mites
30:06 Thrips
32:06 Beetles
34:26 Moths
36:08 True Bugs
39:44 Flies
44:20 Wasps
46:06 Galls of Maples
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Thank you so much for explaining the Tree Gall to us.