Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Aphididae)


On Prunus padus

Length: 1.1-3mm
Egg Nymph Adult
? ? April - October
(Earliest: 6.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Meadows

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Polyphagous)

Prunus padus Sap

Prunus spinosa Sap

Many Poaceae Sap

Juncus articulatus Sap

Typha latifolia
Possible Food:
(Polyphagous)

Several Poaceae Sap
Predators:
Amara bifrons

Poecilus cupreus

Adalia decempunctata

Coccinella septempunctata

Influential Points: Rhopalosiphum padi Bird Cherry-Oat Aphid
Plant Parasites of Europe: Rhopalosiphum padi


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