The cherry gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii) is a hymenopterous insect of the family Cynipidae widespread throughout Europe and Asia Minor, that produces spherical leaf galls on various species of oak. The galls are mostly to be seen between July and October and are attached to either the main leaf vein or one of the stronger side veins by a very short stem. The gall is at first green-yellow in colour later turning yellow and then red on the side facing the sun before becoming brown and wrinkled. The larvae develops within the gall, feeding upon the galltissue and pupates within the gall. Two generations appear within a year, the first all female that reproduce parthenogenetically the second male and female. Research Cherry Gall Wasp
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