Cinara kochiana (Börner, 1939)

giant larch aphid

on Larix

Larix decidua, UK © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints

gall

Aphids in bark fissures at the base of the stam or at the base of thick branches; sometimes on exposed roots. Usually attended by ants.

host plants

Pinaceae, monophagous

Larix decidua, gmelinii, kaempferi, sibirica.

synonyms

Laricaria kochiana.

references

Albrecht (2017a), Blackman & Eastop (2017), Börner & Franz (1956a), Heie (1995a), Hille Ris Lambers (1956a), Influential Points (2017), Lampel & Meier (2003a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).