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Help Identify these
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08/01/19 10:36 PM
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I am finding these under what appears to be BlackJack Oaks, not sure if they are some kind of fruit or egg for some bug. They look to have a hole in the middle and something is opening them up, maybe squirrels. It's a new home to us, so I haven't seen them before.
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/01/19 10:41 PM
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Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/01/19 10:58 PM
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Just like Jesus, sometimes you gotta kill some hogs. Lone Star Mesquite . com RattleSnake Dan's Shredding Service
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/01/19 11:05 PM
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It's just a defect in leaves and twigs. Typically harmless.
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/01/19 11:06 PM
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Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/01/19 11:27 PM
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Gall wasp larva cause this.
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/01/19 11:30 PM
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Learned something new. Thanks
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/01/19 11:43 PM
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Gall wasp larva cause this. Not always. Some are caused by gall wasps but others naturally occur and the gall wasp will impregnated the gall with a larva.
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/01/19 11:46 PM
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Thanks for the info. I saw a whole bunch of those also under very old oak at lease last weekend
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/01/19 11:56 PM
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Gall wasp larva cause this. Not always. Some are caused by gall wasps but others naturally occur and the gall wasp will impregnated the gall with a larva. I've never seen one that didn't have the larva inside or a hole where it ate it's way out, so I'm thinking virtually all are from gall wasps. I'm sure there are exceptions to everything in nature though.
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/02/19 12:09 AM
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Gall wasp larva cause this. Not always. Some are caused by gall wasps but others naturally occur and the gall wasp will impregnated the gall with a larva. I've never seen one that didn't have the larva inside or a hole where it ate it's way out, so I'm thinking virtually all are from gall wasps. I'm sure there are exceptions to everything in nature though. They may all have a larva inside but not all galls are made by the wasp itself.
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/02/19 01:43 AM
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Well...mystery solved, Thanks gentlemen.
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Re: Help Identify these
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08/02/19 08:28 AM
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Gall wasp larva cause this. Yup..wasp galls.....
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