Chondrilla juncea

Skeleton Weed at Garran, ACT

Chondrilla juncea at Garran, ACT - 31 Jan 2016
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Identification history

Chondrilla juncea 10 Sep 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 10 Sep 2017 ruthkerruish

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This looks like gall mite damage to skeleton weed - some mites have been released to contribute to the biological control of skeleton weed.

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   11 Sep 2017
Yes does look like gall mite damage
michaelb wrote:
   21 Nov 2017
Kim Pullen asked me to create a duplicate of this sighting to record the gall mite. I've put the new sighting in Ruth's name. See:
http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3385495

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Aceria chondrillae (Chondrilla gall mite, Skeletonweed gall mite) at Garran, ACT - 30 Jan 2016 by ruthkerruish
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  • 6 Abundance
  • 31 Jan 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
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