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What are these lumps on my greengage leaves?
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What are these lumps on my greengage leaves?
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
blog: http://allyheebiejeebie.blogspot.com/ and my (basic!) page: http://www.allythegardener.co.uk/Tags: None
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rofl! those are cat flea bites... where's the "frontline"? I know I have some...You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
blog: http://allyheebiejeebie.blogspot.com/ and my (basic!) page: http://www.allythegardener.co.uk/
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I think they might be a gall. Try carefully cutting one open (Small, sharp knife, I know!) Small wasps produce galls on plants in order to hatch their offspring. Doesn't mean they're a bad thing - many small wasps pollintate fruits. I don''t think they'll damage your greengage, they just look a bit unsightly. Try googling gall wasps or somthing and it will tell you if you can get rid of them, or even if you need to. There are specific galls for specific plants. Fascinating (if wierd!)Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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Ta Flummery - wiil google gall wasps. There are plenty of undamaged, ripening greengages on the same branch that this leaf came from so I'm not worried - just curious!You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
blog: http://allyheebiejeebie.blogspot.com/ and my (basic!) page: http://www.allythegardener.co.uk/
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If it's not a gall wasp it will be some kind of leaf miner for a guess. The only way you could cure it is with a systemic incecticide and as you eat them .......Last edited by nick the grief; 02-06-2007, 10:50 PM.
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Ta for the replies - I will not be spraying with anything unless it turns out to be some pest that could seriously damage the trees. The crop seems to be fine!You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
blog: http://allyheebiejeebie.blogspot.com/ and my (basic!) page: http://www.allythegardener.co.uk/
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I have found out that an aphid called phylloxera damages grape vines in the same way. Must be a relative!You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
blog: http://allyheebiejeebie.blogspot.com/ and my (basic!) page: http://www.allythegardener.co.uk/
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