Home and Landscape

Susceptibility of Fuchsia Species or Cultivars to Fuchsia Gall Mite Damage in California

Resistant or low susceptibility (no control needed)

'Baby Chang', 'Chance Encounter', 'Cinnabarina', Fuchsia boliviana, F. minutiflora, F. microphylla subsp. hindalgensis, F. radicans, F. thymifolia, F. tincta, F. venusta, 'Isis', 'Mendocino Mini', 'Miniature Jewels', 'Ocean Mist', 'Space Shuttle'

Moderate susceptibility (merely pruning off galled tissue whenever it occurs provides control)

'Dollar Princess', 'Englander', F. aborescens, F. denticulata, F. gehrigeri, F. macrophylla, F. procumbens, F. triphylla, 'Golden West', 'Lena', 'Macchu Picchu', 'Pink Marshmallow', 'Postijon', 'Psychedelic'

High susceptibility (pruning galled tissue and spraying may be necessary for control)

'Angel's Flight', 'Bicentennial', 'Capri', 'China Doll', 'Christy', 'Dark Eyes', 'Display', 'Firebird', 'First Love', F. magellanica, 'Golden Anne', 'Jingle Bells', 'Kaleidoscope', 'Kathy Louise', 'Lisa', 'Louise Emershaw', 'Manrinka', 'Novella', 'Papoose', 'Raspberry', 'South Gate', 'Stardust', 'Swingtime', 'Tinker Bell', 'Troubadour', 'Vienna Waltz', 'Voodoo', 'Westergeist'

Source: Koehler CS, Allen WW, Costello LR. 1985. Fuchsia Gall Mite Management. Calif. Agric. 39(7):10–12.

PLANT DAMAGE CAUSED BY BY GALL MITE Albany Credit: Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM
Leaves distorted and thickened from feeding of fuchsia gall mite, Aculops fuchsiae. Credit: Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM
The pesticide information on this page may become out of date as products and active ingredients change or become unavailable. Some of the pesticides listed are only available for use by licensed pesticide applicators. No endorsements of named products are intended, nor is criticism implied of products not mentioned.
UC IPM logo with an outline of the state of california in the back drop and the UC ANR logo below.
Home and Landscape: Instagram | Facebook
Use Permissions and Citations | Nondiscrimination Statement | Acknowledgements | Accessibility | Privacy Statement | Staff-Only Page

©1996—2026 Statewide IPM Program, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California Regents of the University of California unless otherwise noted.