Pterocomma populeum (Kaltenbach, 1843)poplar-bark aphid
on Populus
poplar-bark aphid
on Populus
Populus nigra, UK © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints
Populus nigra, Hungary, Jánossomorja, 19.iv.2019 © László Érsek: colony
detail
ant visit
aptera
larvae
alate
alatae
parasiet
The aphids live without host alternation on the bark of the two-year old,
and the lignified parts of the one-year old shoots.
host plants
Salicaceae, monophagous
Populus alba, balsamifera, x canadensis, x canescens, laurifolia, nigra, x berolinensis.
P. nigra is the main host plant.
references
Barbagallo, Binazzi, Pennacchio & Pollini (2011a), Blackman & Eastop (2017), Danielsson (1974a), Heie (1986a), Influential Points (2017), Lampel (1988a), Lampel & Meier (2003a), Martín Bernal & Padro Simarro (1986a), Mier Durante & Nieto Nafría (1997a), Mier Durante, Seco Fernández & Nieto Nafría (1989a), Nieto Nafría, Mier Durante, Binazzi & Pérez Hidalgo (2002a), Nieto Nafría, Muñoz Martínez & Mier Durante (1987a), Pérez Hidalgo, Martínez Peláez & Nieto Nafría (2001a), Petrović (1998a), Ripka, Reider & Szalay-Marzsó (1998a), Rakauskas & Trukšinaitė (2011a), Suay Cano & González Funes (1998c), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).