Phorodon humuli (Schrank, 1801)

damson-hop aphid

on Prunus, primary host plant

Prunus spinosa, Hungary, Halászi, 7.v.2016 © László Érsek

dense colonies at the undersides of the leaves

apterae

gall

slight leaf curl. Aphids 2-3 mm, pale green to yellowish green, rather shiny, with three darker green dorsal length lines.

host plants

Rosaceae, monophagous

Prunus armeniaca, cerasifera, domestica & subsp. insititia, japonica, mahaleb, salicina, spinosa.

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on Humulus, secondary host plant

Humulus lupulus, Engeland, Hampshire, Brockenhurst © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints

Humulus lupulus, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 19.vi.2020 © László Érsek

colony at leaf underside

aptera

detail, head

siphunculi

alate

predator: Syrphidae larva

gall

aphids at the underside of the leaves and in the inflorescence cause appreciable malformations. The aphids, 1-2 mm, are pale green with darker green median and lateral length lines.

host plants

Cannabaceae, monophagous

Celtis occididentalis; Humulus lupulus.

The record of Cydonia oblonga and Symphoricarpos albus by Ripka ao probably are exceptional.

notes

Both on the primary and on the secondary host this species plays a role as a virus vector.

references

Barbagallo & Massimino Cocuzza (2014a), Barbagallo & Pollini (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2014), Börner & Franz (1956a), Buga & Stekolshchikov (2012a), Buhr (1964b), Danielsson (1974a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Heie (1994a), Hellrigl (2004a), Houard (1908a), Lampel (1988a), Lampel & Meier (2007a), Mier Durante, Seco Fernández & Nieto Nafría (1989a), Müller (1986a), Nieto Nafría, Muñoz Martínez & Mier Durante (1987a), Osiadacz & Wojciechowski (2008a), Pérez Hidalgo, Martínez Peláez & Nieto Nafría (2001a), Petrović (1998a), Rakauskas & Trukšinaitė (2011a), Ripka, Reider & Szalay-Marzsó (1998a), Suay Cano & González Funes (1998b), Tambs-Lyche (1970a), Tavares (1905a), Tomasi (2014a), Weis (1955a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).