Plant-manipulating-insect
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Phylloxera pilosula
Phylloxera pilosula is a gall-forming insect in the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to aphids. Like other phylloxerans, it induces abnormal plant growths (galls) on its host plants through chemical secretions that manipulate plant tissue development. The species was described by Pergande in 1904. Specific host associations and detailed biology for this particular species remain poorly documented in available literature.