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| Record Summary | Spiral galls on petioles of Lombardy Poplar |
| Found as | Alate |
| Date | 2 August 2007 |
| Associated organism | Populus nigra 'Italica' |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU46 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W |
| Vice County | Berks, VC no: 22 |
| Country | England |
Notes:
Petiole spirally swollen with 1 twist (ie single crack opens up when slightly and very gently uncoiled) with thickened surface inside gall.
Galls can be unwound: filled with white waxy globules and small grey aphids with dense tuft of wax filaments from end of abdomen, plus a few alates.
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