Nasonovia ribisnigri

Overview

A cosmopolitan aphid species with a somewhat narrow host range.

Common names

Currant-lettuce aphid, Lettuce aphid.

Distribution

This aphid is globally distributed, located in all but the coldest terrestrial habitats.

Host associations

It has been recorded from species of 13 plant families.

Economic importance

It is particularly important on Ribes species (Grossulariaceae) but also attacks a broad range of other hosts such as Cichorium, Crepis, Hieracium, Lactuca, and Lampsana (Asteraceae), Euphrasia and Veronica (Scrophulariaceae), and Nicotiana and Petunia (Solanaceae). It has been implicated in the transmission of four plant viruses.

Additional resources

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

References

Blackman, R.L. and V.F. Eastop. 1994. Aphids on the World’s Trees. CAB International with The Natural History Museum, London. viii + 987 pages, 135 figures, 16 plates.

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.

Chan, C.K., A.R. Forbes, and D.A. Raworth. 1991. Aphid-transmitted viruses and their vectors of the world. Agriculture Canada Technical Bulletin 1991–3E. 1–216 pp.

Holman, J. 2009. Host Plant Catalog of Aphids, Palaearctic Region. Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 1216 pp.

Scientific name

Nasonovia ribisnigri (Mosley, 1841)