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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 196
 Date Entered 18/05/2011
 Updated on 13/02/2012
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Flower / Plant Record
 Record Type Botanical HER
 Site Access Public Access Land
 Record Date 07/05/2011
 Location Preston Moor
 Civil Parish Preston Under Scar
 Brit. National Grid SE 06 93
 Altitude 370m
 Geology Cobscar Rake Lead |Mining ground. The Main limestone.
 Record Name Plant galls on nettles ( Urtica dioica) caused by Gall Midge. Ouch!
 Record Description These severe deformations on nettle stems caused by the Gall Midge (Cecidomyiidae-Diptera). are very prominant this year.
 Image 1 ID 674         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Galls on nettles. Ouch.
 Image 2 ID 675         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description Galls on nettles. Ouch.
 
 
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