Study of arthropods-gall-forming tree and shrub species of the Tellerman forest in the city of Borisoglebsk Voronezh region

In this work, the taxonomic diversity of 28 species of gall-forming insects and ticks of tree and shrub species of the Tellerman forest belonging to 5 families, 4 orders and 2 classes of arthropods has been identified and presented. As a result of the study, an analysis of the dominant structure and occurrence of gallo-formers was carried out. It has been established that a significant proportion of the gallo-forming species belong to the orders of hymenopteran insects and acariform mites. The localization of gall on plants and their prevalence in the forest were also studied and analyzed. It was determined that the galls can be localized on the leaf blades of plants, leaf petioles, on the top and base of young shoots. It was found out that most of the gallo-formers are the inhabitants of oak, willow and black poplar, the smallest proportion are the inhabitants of alder, linden and maple.