Diario de juan_sphex

Only two galls this time, most are too woody by now for good results. I also found a gall on stinging nettle! But I don't want to take that much of a risk.

Gall 1: Baizongia pistaciae on Pistacia terebinthus.
Date: September 24
Taste: Bitter, leafy and unpleasant. Mildly numbing.
Texture: Fresh galls are often laced with some sticky substance. I don't suppose it's honeydew though. The wall tissue is as tough as mango peel, and guess what;
Smell: Oddly similar to unripe mango, not enough to make it taste like one though.
Notes: These are often filled to the brim with aphids... So I'm always careful to not eat any frass because it's yucky.

Unremarkable galls:
Aceria monspessulani: Just like other mite galls, it's just modified trichomes and a bump on the dorsum. Dry, woody texture and taste.

Gall 1: Rhopalomyia santolinae on Santolina rosmarinifolia
Date: November 11
Taste: Resembling parsley (Petroselinum spp.), maybe. Fresh, humid, and leafy.
Texture: Fibrous, soft, maybe as much as the leaves.
Smell: None noticed.

Unremarkable galls:
Iteomyia major on Salix ?cinerea
Barely any taste, only mildly leafy. The galls are much more woody than I expected, they are as hard to bite into as peanuts.