[NatureNS] Goldenrod Gall Fly

From: Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:21:51 -0300
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Hi All=2C
   Yesterday I came across a couple of galls on a Goldenrod=3B the first I`=
ve ever seen here. I checked the net and they are larval home of the very a=
ptly named Goldenrod Gall Fly (Eurosta solidaginis).  It's a small fly that=
 lives part of its life cycle in a gall. It doesn't harm the flower and=2C =
in this stage of its life=2C is a food source for predacious wasps and surp=
risingly Downey Woodpeckers. I wasn't able to find out how common they are =
in Nova Scotia=2C particularly northern Cape Breton or the full extent of i=
ts range in eastern Canada.  Any answers to these questions would be apprec=
iated.
 All the best.
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                                      Fritz McEvoy
                                      Sunrise Valley=2C CB (near Dingwall)
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sterday I came across a couple of galls on a Goldenrod=3B the first I`ve ev=
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y northern Cape Breton or the full extent of its range in eastern Canada.&n=
bsp=3B Any answers to these questions would be appreciated.<BR>&nbsp=3BAll =
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