Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Jasione montana

sheep’s-bit

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite
leaf hidden Thripidae Thrips angusticeps
flower hidden Thripidae Thrips atratus
unknown unknown Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips pyrenaicus
flower hidden Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips distinguendus
flower predator Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips acanthoscelis
flower predator Aeolothripidae Aeolothrips intermedius
stem borer Mordellidae Mordellistenula perrisi
leaf vagrant Miridae Calocoris roseomaculatus
leaf vagrant Lygaeidae Ortholomus punctipennis
leaf vagrant Miridae Strongylocoris luridus
stem borer Cerambycidae Agapanthia suturalis
flower vagrant Geometridae Eupithecia satyrata
flower hidden Phlaeothripidae Haplothrips jasionis
leaf vagrant Thripidae Thrips major
flower borer Nitidulidae Astylogethes subrugosus
flower borer Nitidulidae Astylogethes substrigosus
flower borer Pyralidae Homoeosoma nimbella
fruit borer Tortricidae Cochylis pallidana
fruit borer larva Curculionidae Cleopomiarus graminis
flower vagrant adult Curculionidae Cleopomiarus micros
root collar vagrant Aphididae Dysaphis brevirostris
stem miner Agromyzidae Ophiomyia heringi
stem miner Agromyzidae Liriomyza buhri
stem borer Agromyzidae Napomyza hirticornis
systemic gall Eriophyidae Aceria enantha
leaf pustule uredinia telia Pucciniales Coleosporium campanulae
leaf pustule telia Pucciniales Puccinia campanulae
stem borer Agromyzidae Napomyza lateralis
root vagrant Aphididae Aphis psammophila
flower vagrant Aphididae Uroleucon campanulae
root collar vagrant summer generation doubtful Aphididae Dysaphis sorbi

Organ

the part of the plant that most conspicuously is hit by the parasite

all buds: both flower buds and leaf buds
flower: also inflorescence
leaf: also needle, phyllodium, petiole
leaf bud: also unfolding young leaf
fruit: also seed
root: also root stock, runners
root collar: also the lowest part of the stem
stem: also culm, the lower part of the peduncle, in grasses also leaf sheath
systemic: the entire above-ground plant.

PARASITIC MODE

borer: larva living internally, almost no outwards signs
down: 0.5-2 mm high fungal down
film: very thin cover of fungal tussue
gall: swelling and/or malformation
grazer: feeding at the outside of the plant
leaf spot: discoloured, often ± necrotic, generally not galled, sign of a fungus infection
miner-borer: larve initially makes a mine, lives as a borer later
pustule: plug of fungal tissue, generally brown-black and < 2 mm
stripe: longitudinal line of fungal tissue in a grass leaf
vagrant: (aphids, mites) living freely on the plant, at higher densitiy causing malformations.

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IMPORTANT

The host plant spectre of a parasite is rarely known exhaustively; this applies in particular at the species level. It is advisable therefore to check at least also the list of all parasites of this genus.

 

Last modified 11.xi.2023