Phorodon humuli
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| image = Hop aphid (Phorodon humuli) 5393326.png
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| genus = Phorodon
| species = humuli
| authority = (Schrank, 1801)
| synonyms = Myzus humuli
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Phorodon humuli, the hop aphid, or damson-hop aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap.
Host plants
Hop aphids are hosted by different plants in summer and winter. In winter, they are known to be hosted by Prunus sp. such as, Prunus domestica, Prunus spinosa, Prunus padus, and Prunus cerasifera. During summer, they are hosted by Humulus lupulus, Humulus japonicus, and Urtica dioica.{{cite web|url=http://www7.inra.fr/hyppz/RAVAGEUR/6phohum.htm |title=Phorodon humuli (Schrank, 1801) |publisher=7.inra.fr |access-date=2015-06-01}}
References
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External links
- {{cite journal |doi=10.1002/ps.711|pmid=12974350|title=Monitoring of insecticide resistance in damson hop aphid, Phorodon humuli Schrank (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from German hop gardens|journal=Pest Management Science|volume=59|issue=9 |pages=991–8|year=2003|last1=Weichel|first1=Lars|last2=Nauen|first2=Ralf}}
- [http://www.uvm.edu/extension/cropsoil/wp-content/uploads/Hop-Aphid1.pdf Uvm.edu]
- [http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Phorodon_humuli_Damson-hop_aphid.htm Influentialpoints.com]
- [http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/2968 Revistas.inia.es]
- [http://bugguide.net/node/view/480520/bglink Bugguide.net]
- [http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Phorodon_humuli/classification/ Animaldiversity.org]
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Category:Agricultural pest insects
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