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    (c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Bill Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Brad Walker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Jane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Erik Attaway, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Maple Bladdergall Mite

Vasates quadripedes

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Arachnids
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About

Vasates quadripedes, the maple bladder-gall mite, is an eriophyid mite in the genus Vasates, which causes galls on the leaves of silver maple (Acer saccharinum), red maple (A. rubrum), and sugar maple (A. saccharum). The gall is rounded, sometimes elongate, and has a short, thin neck. Typically, galls are 2–3 millimetres (0.079–0.118 in) in diameter, and may be numerous on the upper surfaces of leaves. They have an opening in the lower surface. At first they are yellowish-green or...

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