Dreyfusia nordmannianae (Eckstein, 1890)
on Picea, primary host plant

Picea orientalis, Putten, arboretum Schovenhorst
gall
Galls are 2-15 mm long, terminal, globular, pinkish and resembling strawberries when young, later becoming greenish with red or purple coloration at bases and tips of scales. They mostly open in June.
host plants
Pinaceae, narrowly monophagous
Picea orientalis.
on Abies, secondary host plant
gall
Mainly on Abies alba the aphids cause much damage. The needles curl inwards; the dead of branches, followed by regrowth leads to bushy-looking treed; young trees may be killed. Aphids on the branches, rarely on the needles. They resemble those of Aphrastasia pectinatae, but the wax thread are much thinner and curly. They are not attended by ants.
host plants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Abies alba, balsamea, cephalonica, cilicia, concolor, firma, grandis, homolepis, nordmanniana, procera, sibirica, veitchii.
synonyms
Adelges nordmannianae, ; Adelges nusslini (Bórner, 1908).
predators
notes
Originally native in the Caucasus, where the species alternates between Picea orientalis and Abies nordmanniana. Since the 19th century the latter species is widely planted in Europe, where the aphid moved to Abies alba. Because Picea orientalis does not naturally occur in Europe, no host alternation takes place here.
references
Albrecht (2017a), Binazzi & Covassi (1991a), Blackman & Eastop (2017), Börner & Franz (1956a), Buhr (19645), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Carter (1971a), Hellrigl (2004a), Houard (1908a), Kollár (2007a, 2011a), Lampel & Meier (2003a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Ripka, Reider & Szalay-Marzsó (1998a), Roskam (2009a, 2019a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2021a: 307), Tomasi (2003a). Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).