ADELGIDAE
(woolly conifer aphids)

Interactions where ADELGIDAE 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 PINOPSIDA conifers Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifers
egg egg overwinters on Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphidsegg Plant / hibernates / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceaspruces

Interactions where ADELGIDAE 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
is predated by Questionable Anatis ocellata Eyed Ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Anatis ocellata/Anatis ocellataeyed ladybird Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids? is predator of
is predated by Questionable Aphidecta obliterata Larch Ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Aphidecta obliterata/Aphidecta obliteratalarch ladybird Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids? is predator of
is predated by Questionable Exochomus quadripustulatus Pine Ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Exochomus quadripustulatus/Exochomus quadripustulatuspine ladybird Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids? is predator of
is predated by Questionable Myzia oblongoguttata Striped Ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Myzia oblongoguttata/Myzia oblongoguttatastriped ladybird Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids? is predator of
is predated by Questionable Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Nephus quadrimaculatus/Nephus quadrimaculatusa ladybird Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids? is predator of
is predated by Questionable Scymnus nigrinus a ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Scymnus nigrinus/Scymnus nigrinusa ladybird Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids? is predator of
is predated by Questionable Scymnus suturalis a ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Scymnus suturalis/Scymnus suturalisa ladybird Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids? is predator of
is predated by arboreal larva Heringia a genus of hoverflies Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Heringia/Heringiaa genus of hoverfliesarboreallarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids arboreal larva is predator of
is predated by arboreal larva Heringia a genus of hoverflies Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Heringia/Heringiaa genus of hoverfliesarboreallarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids arboreal larva is predator of
is predated by larva Melangyna quadrimaculata a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Melangyna quadrimaculata/Melangyna quadrimaculataa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids larva is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

ADELGIDAE (woolly conifer aphids) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ADELGIDAE (woolly conifer aphids) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Adelges
pineapple gall, pseudo-cone and other woolly aphids
Genus 1 subtaxa 10 trophisms
Dreyfusia nordmannianae
a silver fir adelgid
Species 13 trophisms
Dreyfusia piceae
a silver fir adelgid
Species 13 trophisms
Gilletteella cooleyi
Douglas Fir Adelgid
Species 4 trophisms
Pineus
a genus of adelgids
Genus 3 subtaxa 10 trophisms
Sacchiphantes abietis
Spruce Gall Adelgid
Species 3 trophisms
Sacchiphantes viridis
a spruce/larch adelgid
Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyADELGIDAE (woolly conifer aphids)
SuperfamilyPHYLLOXEROIDEA (phylloxerids)
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 ADELGIDAE (woolly conifer aphids)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Dransfield, B. & Brightwell, B. Aphid identification www.influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aphid_genera.htm

ADELGIDAE (woolly conifer aphids) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to ADELGIDAE (woolly conifer aphids):

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