Question

How can galls be treated?
Responses

No treatment available
No treatment available

Herbicides
Herbicides

Remove by hand
Remove by hand

Fungicides

Answer 1

Short answer (which of your listed responses are appropriate):
- Remove by hand — Yes. Pruning out and destroying galled shoots/branches is often the best control when infestations are small or localized.
- No treatment available — Partly true. Once gall tissue is formed you cannot “cure” that distorted tissue; however you can manage or prevent future galls by removing galls and controlling the causal organism. So saying “no treatment” is misleading if taken to mean “nothing can be done.”
- Fungicides — Sometimes, but only for galls caused by fungi (for example some rust galls). Fungicides are not effective against insect- or mite-induced galls.
- Herbicides — No. Herbicides are not a treatment for galls and would damage the host plant.

Practical management summary:
- Prune and destroy galls (remove in dormant season if possible).
- Time control of the causal agent: use appropriate insecticide/miticide when the insect/mite is active and before galls form (not effective after galls develop).
- Maintain plant vigor and good sanitation to reduce susceptibility.
- For many galls that are only cosmetic, tolerant management (do nothing) is acceptable.

If you tell me the plant and type of gall (insect/mite vs. fungal), I can give more specific control timing and products.