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Unverified KylieWaldon 15 May 2021

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some kind of eggs? on a young gum tree sapling.

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   16 May 2021
These are galls, which are cancerous like growths induced by fungi or a range of insects, to create conditions in which their larvae or spores can grow. Not sure whether these galls have been created by a chalcid wasp or coccid scale bug.
   16 May 2021
Thanks Michael. knowledgeable as ever.

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