Aphis fabae Scopoli 1763 (Family Aphididae)

Length: 1.2-3.6mm
Egg Nymph Adult
(Winter) ? April - September
(Earliest: 21.5)

Repellent Chemicals
Monoterpenoids Myrtenal
Phenolics Methyl Salicylate

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Polyphagous)

Many Apiaceae Sap

Many Asteraceae Sap

Several Fabaceae Sap

Many Polygonaceae Sap

Several Rosaceae Sap

Galium aparine Sap

Galium mollugo Sap

Epilobium angustifolium Sap

Oenothera biennis Sap

Fumaria officinalis Sap

Papaver Sap

Silene dioica Sap

Stellaria media Sap

Capsella bursa-pastoris Sap

Chenopodium album Sap

Aquilegia vulgaris Sap

Digitalis purpurea Sap

Lysimachia Sap

Malva moschata Sap

Valeriana officinalis Sap

Oxalis acetosella Sap

Succisa pratensis Sap

Euphrasia rostkoviana Sap

Impatiens glandulifera Sap

Epipactis helleborine Sap

Hypericum perforatum Sap

Plantago lanceolata Sap

Rhinanthus minor Sap

Urtica dioica Sap

Sparganium erectum Sap

Aesculus hippocastanum Sap

Fraxinus excelsior Sap

Salix cinerea Sap

Viburnum opulus Sap

Pteridium aquilinum Sap
Possible Food:
(Polyphagous)

Ranunculus Sap

Geranium Sap

Rubus Sap

Sorbus Sap
Mutualism:
Lasius niger

Formica fusca
Predators:
Several Syrphidae

Several Coccinellidae

Influential Points: Aphis fabae Black Bean Aphid
Plant Parasites of Europe: Aphis fabae


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