[NatureNS] Goldenrod Gall Fly

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They are not uncommon here in Antigonish, Fritz.

Randy

_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.


On 22 August 2013 14:21, Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>    Yesterday I came across a couple of galls on a Goldenrod; the first
> I`ve ever seen here. I checked the net and they are larval home of the very
> aptly 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, in this stage of its life, is a food source for predacious wasps and
> surprisingly Downey Woodpeckers. I wasn't able to find out how common they
> are in Nova Scotia, particularly northern Cape Breton or the full extent of
> its range in eastern Canada.  Any answers to these questions would be
> appreciated.
>  All the best.
>
>                                       Fritz McEvoy
>                                       Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall)
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">They are not uncommon here in Antigonish, Fritz.<div><br><=
/div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><di=
v>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br=
>Antigonish County, NS.</div>


<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 22 August 2013 14:21, Fritz McEvoy <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com" target=3D"_b=
lank">fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding=
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<div><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi All,<br>=A0=A0 Yesterday I came across a couple of=
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ta solidaginis).=A0 </em>It&#39;s a small fly that lives part of its life c=
ycle in a gall. It doesn&#39;t harm the flower and, in this stage of its li=
fe,=A0is a food source for predacious wasps and surprisingly Downey Woodpec=
kers. I wasn&#39;t able to=A0find out=A0how common=A0they are=A0in Nova Sco=
tia, particularly northern Cape Breton or the full extent of its range in e=
astern Canada.=A0 Any answers to these questions would be appreciated.<br>

=A0All the best.<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>=A0<br>=
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0Fritz McEvoy<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
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=A0=A0 =A0=A0 Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall)<br> 		 	   		  </font></sp=
an></div>

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