Macrosiphum pallidum

Overview

An aphid species found only in North America.

Common names

None recognized.

Distribution

This aphid is widely distributed throughout temperate North America.

Host associations

It has a narrow host range, feeding mostly on roseaceous plant species, but has been recorded from species of six plant families.

Economic importance

It is particularly important on Rosa and strawberries but also attacks a broad range of other plants, especially ornamentals. It has not been implicated in the transmission of any plant virus.

Additional resources

See also. Taxonomy at Aphid Species File; Aphids on the World's Plants.

References

Blackman, R.L. and V.F. Eastop. 2000. Aphids on the World’s Crops, Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons with the Natural History Museum, London. x + 466 pages, 58 figures, 51 plates.

Blackman, R.L. and V.F. Eastop. 2006. Aphids on the World’s Herbaceous Plants and Shrubs. Volume 2 The Aphids. John Wiley & Sons with the Natural History Museum, London. viii + pages 1025–1439.

Scientific name

Macrosiphum pallidum (Oestlund, 1887)