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  • Alder Leaf Gall Mite, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) John P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Alder Leaf Gall Mite, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Tom Scavo, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Alder Leaf Gall Mite, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Pete Woods, all rights reserved

  • Alder Leaf Gall Mite, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Tig, all rights reserved

  • Alder Leaf Gall Mite, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Chaffee Monell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Alder Leaf Gall Mite, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Pekka Malinen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Alder Leaf Gall Mite

Eriophyes laevis

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Group
Arachnids
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About

Eriophyes laevis is a gall mite which makes small, pimple-like galls on the leaves of alder (Alnus species). The mite was first described by the Austrian zoologist, Alfred Nalepa in 1889 and is found in Europe and North America.

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