Gall mites on oak leaf
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Gall mites on oak leaf
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 27 Aug 2017
The brown spots on this oak leaf indicate that it is infested with gall mites. On the leaf underside > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5513890 there is a light grey discolouration in the same area, lined with pale grey hairs, among which the mites live and feed.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.608998
Longitude
1.41404