Does a goldenrod plant benefit from from having a gall?

Question

Does a goldenrod plant benefit from from having a gall?

Answer 1

The goldenrods don`t benefit from gall-infection, to the contrary:

"In the native ranges, a high proportion of plants show damage from stem-galling or herbivorous insects; mainly of the species Eurosta solidaginis, Rhopalomyia solidaginis, Philaenus spumariusand Uroleucon caligatum."

See chapter control methods of this site:

http://www.t-c-m-rd.co.uk/invasive-weeds...

If you are interested in more details about galls and their hosts:

http://books.google.de/books?id=Lw3eLgN6...