Galls on Turkey Oak Quercus cerris Caused By The Cynipid Gall Wasp Aphelonyx cerricola

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These alien galls were first noted in the UK in Berkshire on 30 September 1996. Since then they have been slowly spreading through-out England.

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Location: Sefton Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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