Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802)
(Woolly Aphis, American Blight, Woolly Apple Aphid)

Interactions where Eriosoma lanigerum 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
causes gall of white woolly-covered branch Cotoneaster cotoneasters Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma lanigerum/Eriosoma lanigerumwoolly aphis, american blight, woolly apple aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Cotoneaster/Cotoneastercotoneasterswhite woolly-coveredbranch (3-)
causes gall of white woolly-covered branch Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma lanigerum/Eriosoma lanigerumwoolly aphis, american blight, woolly apple aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusappleswhite woolly-coveredbranch (3-)
causes gall of white woolly-covered branch Malus pumila Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma lanigerum/Eriosoma lanigerumwoolly aphis, american blight, woolly apple aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/Malus pumilaapplewhite woolly-coveredbranch (3-)
causes gall of white woolly-covered branch Pyracantha firethorns Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma lanigerum/Eriosoma lanigerumwoolly aphis, american blight, woolly apple aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyracantha/Pyracanthafirethornswhite woolly-coveredbranch (3-)

Interactions where Eriosoma lanigerum 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 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 hoverflieslarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma lanigerum/Eriosoma lanigerumwoolly aphis, american blight, woolly apple aphid larva is predator of
is predated by larva Foreign Heringia vitripennis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae The British Species of Phthorima (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Fitton, M.G. & Boston, M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Heringia vitripennis/Heringia vitripennisa hoverflylarva Animal / predatorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma lanigerum/Eriosoma lanigerumwoolly aphis, american blight, woolly apple aphid larva is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Fitton, M.G. & Boston, M., 1988The British Species of Phthorima (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)Ent. Gazette Vol 39: 165-170.
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Eriosoma lanigerum (Woolly Aphis, American Blight, Woolly Apple Aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Eriosoma lanigerum (Woolly Aphis, American Blight, Woolly Apple Aphid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEriosoma lanigerum (Woolly Aphis, American Blight, Woolly Apple Aphid)
GenusEriosoma (a genus 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 Eriosoma lanigerum (Woolly Aphis, American Blight, Woolly Apple Aphid)

Eriosoma lanigerum (Woolly Aphis, American Blight, Woolly Apple Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Eriosoma lanigerum (Woolly Aphis, American Blight, Woolly Apple Aphid):

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