Macrosiphum rosae (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Aphididae)

Length: 1.7-4.2mm
Egg Nymph Adult
(Winter) ? May - July
(Earliest: 24.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Meadows

Gardens
Food:
(Polyphagous)

Several Rosaceae Sap

Epilobium angustifolium Sap

Succisa pratensis Sap

Valeriana officinalis Sap

Ilex aquifolium
Predators:
Harmonia axyridis

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

Episyrphus balteatus

Syrphus ribesii

Chrysoperla carnea

Influential Points: Macrosiphum rosae Rose Aphid
Nature Spot: Rose Aphid - Macrosiphum rosae
Plant Parasites of Europe: Macrosiphum rosae


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