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}}

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