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</html><description>Bulletin #5048, Balsam Gall Midge (Paradiplosis tumifex) in Maine (PDF for printing) By Brett Johnson, Assistant Extension Professor, Sustainable Agriculture and Farm Business Management Educator, University of Maine Cooperative Extension For information about UMaine Extension programs and resources, visit extension.umaine.edu.Find more of our publications and books at extension.umaine.edu/publications/. Introduction The balsam gall midge (Paradiplosis tumifex) [&hellip;]</description><thumbnail_url>https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2025/07/5395242-LGPT_forestryimagesorg.jpg</thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width>650</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height>488</thumbnail_height></oembed>
