Wild Carrot Gall
29th August 2007, WednesdayI had not noticed galls on the flowers of Wild Carrot before this morning… and on consulting my Pocket Encylopaedia of Plant Galls, Darlington (1975), found they are caused by the dipteran gall midge Kiefferia pericarpiicola - for which there are no previous records in Rye Bay. Look out for many other plant galls at this time of year.
