Phorodon cannabis Passerini, 1860
cannabis apid
on Cannabis
gall
Apterae 2-3 mm, shining yellowish green, often with three green length lines. At the underside of the leaves and in the inflorescence. The inflorescence becomes somewhat disfigured; the flowers may be greened and seed set diminished. Eggs are deposited on the fruits, in order to timely infect the annual host plant in the following spring.
host plants
Cannabaceae, monophagous
Cannabis sativa.
synonyms
Diphorodon cannabis.
references
Blackman & Eastop (2017), Börner & Franz (1956a), Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsehere (1997a), Heie (1994a), Houard (1908a), Petrović (1998a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).