Gall-like Scale
Found at Wazee Lake Recreation Area in west central Wisconsin. Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found on oak sapling in oak/pine barrens habitat. There are a few oak saplings at this site infested with these scales.
Not familiar with the amount of damage these scales do. Could all that damage on the branch be due to this single scale? Or maybe some of the damage is from secondary fungal infection (see this page for more info)?
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie and plastic cup diffuser.
Gall-like Scale
Found at Wazee Lake Recreation Area in west central Wisconsin. Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found on oak sapling in oak/pine barrens habitat. There are a few oak saplings at this site infested with these scales.
Not familiar with the amount of damage these scales do. Could all that damage on the branch be due to this single scale? Or maybe some of the damage is from secondary fungal infection (see this page for more info)?
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie and plastic cup diffuser.