A. idaei

Amphorophora idaei (Börner, 1939)

Large raspberry aphid

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Morphological characters  

2.5-4.1 mm.
Large aphid, green to pale green, cornicles light, long and swollen.
Apterous: antennae longer than body, cornicles long and swollen on distal half, cauda linguate.
Alate: little different from apterous, antennae longer than body, cornicles long and swollen on distal half, cauda linguate.

See identification file

Life cycles

Monoecious holocyclic

Host plants  

Rubus idaeus (raspberry)

Particular characteristics

It is the vector of viruses

Agronomic impact

 

Natural enemies

Predators

Parasitoids

Aphidius ervi

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Modification date : 27 June 2018 | Publication date : 03 December 2015 | Redactor : Evelyne Turpeau, Maurice Hullé, Bernard Chaubet