Haematoloma dorsata (Ahrens, 1812)
red-black pine bug
polyphagous
parasite
Larvae, covered by froth, at the root collar and roots of herbs and grasses; adults free on the needles of conifers. Due to the sucking on the needles, transverse rows of yellowish to brownish rings are formed. Later on, the needles become completely brown and drop off.
host plants, larvae
Avenella flexuosa; Brachypodium pinnatum; Carex flacca; Festuca lemanii; Melica ciliata; Pinus sylvestris; Potentilla pusilla; Prunus serotina; Sanguisorba minor.
host plants, adults
Abies alba, cephalonica; Cedrus atlantica, deodara; Cupressus arizonica, sempervirens; Juniperus communis & subsp. nana; Picea abies, pungens; Pinus brutia, hapelensis, heldreichii, jeffeyi, mugo, nigra & subsp. laricio, pinaster, pinea, ponderosa, radiata, sylvestris; Pseudotsuga menziesii.
phenology
Umnivoltine
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Haematoloma dorsatum.
references
Baugnée (2003b), Covassi, Roversi & Toccafondi (1989a), Dabry (0000a), Meijer, Smit, Beukeboom & Schilthuizen (2012a), Moraal (1995a, 1996a), Mühlethaler, Holzinger, Nickel & Wachmann (2018a), Nickel & Niedringhaus (2009a).