Goldenrod Galls - What, How, and Why
🌾🌾🌾🌾 Learn more about the plant that host the goldenrod gall fly larvae in this video: • 3 Truths and a Lie About Goldenrod - Super... 🌾🌾🌾🌾
Backyard Ecology blog about the goldenrod gall fly:
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Ever wonder what those strange, round growths that appear on goldenrod in the late summer are? This video tells the what, how, and why of goldenrod galls and their cause, the goldenrod gall fly. A very cool true story about a super weird insect and a commonly found native plant.
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Chapters:
0:00 Those Strange Round Growths on Goldenrod
0:31 Goldenrod Gall Fly Eurosta solidaginis
0:46 The Female Goldenrod Gall Fly Finds a Spot and Lays an Egg
1:17 Larval Stage of the Goldenrod Gall Fly
1:51 The Adult Goldenrod Gall Fly Emerges and the Cycle Continues