New York Flora Association Blog

Even though there is snow on the ground and freezing cold the fruits and old stalks of some of our herbaceous plants are still visible, especially the goldenrods. There is an online key available to help you identify the most common insects found in goldenrod gall balls.  It is produced at Bucknell University and you can access it HERE.

The parasitoid wasp of the gall fly.

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