Australian Acacia biocontrol

If you have taken a photo of any of the Australian Acacia’s, and they have funny bumps and lumps on them, it may be biological control.
You can duplicate the observation and add the biocontrol as an observation as well.

On Black wattle –
Black Wattle Gall Midge - Dasineura rubiformis
Example: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77227172

On Rooikraans –
Rooikrans Gall Midge - Dasineura dielsi
Example: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77586344

On Port Jackson –
PJ Gall Rust - Uromycladium morrisii
Example: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73974517

Longleaf wattle –
Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp - Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae
Example: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34929703

Posted on May 6, 2021 06:55 PM by shauns