Aceria betulae

Eriophyes betulae
Eriophyes rudis dissimilis

Hosts: Betula alleghaniensis

Relationship: Terminal growth checked, forming an abnormal mass of bud galls.

Range: Quebec, MA

Notes: If this is an eriophyoid mite, then the name is valid and meets the standards of the code; it should be found and redescribed. This tree is common in WV, but neither the symptoms, nor a mite, have been found.

Eriophyes betulae n. s.

Without scientific name, Hagen, Can. ent., 1885, v. 17, p. 25.
Eriophyes, sp., Jarvis, 37th ann. rept. Ent. soc. Ontario 1906, p. 59, pl. A, fig. 6.

Betula lutea [alleghaniensis]

An abnormal growth of the buds, the terminal growth being checked, forming considerable masses of undeveloped buds. On yellow birch, Betula lutea. Common.