Galls, Diseases, and Pests - Cabbage Bud Gall Midge
Lonicerae russoi
Lonicerae russoi
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The Cabbage Bud Gall is a leafy rosette. While it appears to be one gall, it is actually a cluster of many smaller galls, each gall having a number of white hairs in the center. There is a photo of this gall in the 2007 version of Ronald A. Russo's book about California galls, but until recently it had not been named. The scientific name it now has is Lonicerae russoi, named in honor of Ronald Russo. The host plant is Pink Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula).
