Swollen galls on an apple root caused by feeding woolly apple aphids, Eriosoma lanigerum. White wax excreted by the aphids is visible on some of the galls.

Damaged root showing enlarged galls and infestation; . Credit: Jack Kelly Clark
Swollen galls on an apple root caused by feeding woolly apple aphids, Eriosoma lanigerum. White wax excreted by the aphids is visible on some of the galls. Credit: Jack Kelly Clark