Aceria campestricola

Alternative names
Aceria brevipunctaus, Aceria ulmicola
Description

Aceria campestricola is a Gall Mite that causes small pouch galls to form on the upper leaf surfaces of certain species of Elm. The galls are far easier to see than the mites.

Identification difficulty

Gall Adult

Habitat

The host species in Britain include English Elm and Small-leaved Elm, and the mite Aceria campestricola can be found anywhere that these species grow.

UK Status

Common and widespread in most of Britain where the host plants grow.

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Species group:
Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Trombidiformes
Family:
Eriophyidae
Records on NatureSpot:
83
First record:
28/05/2009 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
28/10/2023 (Horrell, Catherine)

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