Tea-tree gall - Eremococcus turbinata (6692448313)

Description:

Description: The tea-tree responds to an insect by creating a gall, which becomes the home of the beast for a while. Here I cut it open. Scale insect, Eremococcus turbinata, a scale insect of the Eriococcidae family on Common Tea-tree, or Manuka, Leptospermum scoparium. Strahan Tasmania Australia, January 2012. Thanks to Lyn Cook for the ID. Date: 4 January 2012, 17:03. Source: Tea-tree gall - Eremococcus turbinata. Author: John Tann from Sydney, Australia. Camera location42° 08′ 59.89″ S, 145° 20′ 01.98″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-42.149970; 145.333882.