Is this citrus gall wasp?

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Is this citrus gall wasp?

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This is a topiary tree in the front yard of my rental property. I think it might be a citrus. The main give away is that I think it has gall wasp. Do these infect any other kind of tree?

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Re: Is this citrus gall wasp?

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Yes it is. You need to cut it off and bin it. and yes it will spread to other citrus trees.
We have Grapefruit, 2 types of mandarins, limes and lemons here in the yard and we are forever cutting it out of the grapefruit and lemons.
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Re: Is this citrus gall wasp?

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No point cutting them off now. They are gone. See all the holes. They have left. Cut any new lumps off as they will have already layed a new lot in your citrus ready to hatch this spring.
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Re: Is this citrus gall wasp?

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Does it only infect citrus? Any other kind of tree? This tree is covered in this, there's almost not a single branch not affected, yet the tree appears very healthy.
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Re: Is this citrus gall wasp?

Post by shibui »

I can only find reference to them using citrus and it appears, not all citrus species. Interweb posts tell me this is a native wasp that usually lives on our native fingerlimes in Qld and NSW but with all the yummy citrus trees we have planted has now spread all over the country.
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