Big Bud Mite (Phytoptus avellanae) | View Observations
Phytoptus avellanae is an acarine gall-mite species inducing big bud galls of up to 10 millimetres (0.39 in) across, sometimes slightly open, on the buds of hazel (Corylus avellana) and on filbert (Corylus maxima). Synonyms include Phytocoptella avellanae, Eriophyes avellanae, Calycophthora avellanae, Phytoptus coryli, Phytoptus pseudogallarum, and Acarus pseudogallarum. The mites are white, about 0.3 mm long, with numer
Other Names: Hazelnootrondknopmijt, Haselnuss-Knospengallmilbe, Hasselgallkvalster, Hálčivec Lískový, Filbert Bud Mite
