Phloeomyzus passerinii (Signoret, 1875)
woolly poplar aphid
on Populus
Aptera, © Sophie Pointeau, INRA
parasite
Apterae 1-2 mm, greyish green, especially rearwards with much dirty white wax wool. On the bark, especially of 6-8 year old branches and stems, preferably in bark fissures and wounds.
host plants
Salicaceae, monophagous
Populus alba, x canadensis, carolinensis, nigra.
notes
Common in southern Europe, where it is an important pest in poplar cultivation that since the turn of the century is spreading towards the north (Lieutier ao).
references
Barbagallo, Binazzi, Pennacchio & Pollini (2011a), Barbagallo & Massimino Cocuzza (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2018), Charles, Nef, Allegro, ao (2014a), Franquinho Aguiar, Ilharco, Khadem & Moreira (2013a), Hellrigl (2004a), Krzywiec (1982a), Lieutier, Pointeau, Dardeau ao (2014a), López Rodríguez & Nieto Nafría (1983a), Masłowski, Ledwoń, Wyglenda ao (2017a), Nieto Nafría & Mier Durante (1998a), Petrović (1998a), Ripka, Reider & Szalay-Marzsó (1998a). Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).