Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris, 1776)
(Pea Aphid)

Interactions where Acyrthosiphon pisum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks sap of live growth (young) FABOIDEAE vetches, peas and beans Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Faboideae/Faboideaevetches, peas and beanslivegrowth (young)
sucks sap of live growth (young) Lathyrus odoratus Sweet Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lathyrus odoratus/Lathyrus odoratussweet pealivegrowth (young)
sucks sap of live Foreign Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling Fabales: Fabaceae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lathyrus pratensis/Lathyrus pratensismeadow vetchlinglive
may be found on live Medicago sativa Lucerne, Medick, Alfalfa Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Medicago sativa/Medicago sativalucerne, medick, alfalfalive (winter)
sucks sap of live growth (young) Pisum sativum Garden Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Pisum sativum/Pisum sativumgarden pealivegrowth (young)
sucks sap of live Foreign Pisum sativum var macrocarpon Sugar-snap Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon/Pisum sativum var. macrocarponsugar-snap pealive
may be found on live Trifolium clovers Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloverslive (winter)
sucks sap of fall from the plant if disturbed Vicia faba Broad Bean, Field Bean Fabales: Fabaceae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia faba/Vicia fababroad bean, field beanfall from the plant if disturbed
may be found on live Onobrychis viciifolia Sainfoin Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Onobrychis viciifolia/Onobrychis viciifoliasainfoinlive (winter)
sucks sap of live Foreign Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Rosales: Rosaceae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Filipendula ulmaria/Filipendula ulmariameadowsweetlive

Interactions where Acyrthosiphon pisum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
spreads Bean Yellow Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Bean Yellow Mosaic virus/Bean Yellow Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid is spread by
spreads Pea Enation Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Pea Enation Mosaic virus/Pea Enation Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid is spread by
spreads Pea Leaf Roll virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Pea Leaf Roll virus/Pea Leaf Roll virusa phytopathogenic virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum/Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumpea aphid is spread by

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Acyrthosiphon pisum (Pea Aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Acyrthosiphon pisum (Pea Aphid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcyrthosiphon pisum (Pea Aphid)
GenusAcyrthosiphon (a genus of aphids)
TribeMacrosiphini (a tribe of aphids)
SubfamilyAPHIDINAE (a subfamily of aphids)
FamilyAPHIDIDAE (greenfly)
SuperfamilyAPHIDOIDEA (aphids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acyrthosiphon pisum (Pea Aphid)

Acyrthosiphon pisum (Pea Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Acyrthosiphon pisum (Pea Aphid):

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