Gall-inducing insect Gall-inducing insect A gall-inducing insect is any insect that can cause the growth of galls within plants. The term gall fly is also used to cover these species, although most are not true flies. There are several groups of insects that meet this description. They include the gall wasps, scales, gall midges, aphids, psyllids and certain species of leafminer flies. Galls are growth deformities induced in certain plants by various insects which are mostly species-specific. The gall's form or type depends on what organism is attacking the plant and where the plant is being attacked. Based on the form, there
Velvet his pilgrimage to Mecca. Many Arab velvet makers accompanied him back to Timbuktu. Later Ibn Battuta mentions how Suleyman (mansa), the ruler of Mali, wore a locally produced complete crimson velvet caftan on Eid. During the reign of Mehmed II, assistant cooks wore blue-coloured dresses ("câme-i kebûd"), conical hats ("külâh") and baggy trousers ("çaksir") made from Bursa velvet. King Richard II of England directed in his will that his body should be clothed "in velveto" in 1399. The "Encyclopædia Britannica" Eleventh Edition described velvet and its history thus: Velvet Velvet is a type of woven tufted fabric in which the