Eriosoma lanigerum

Woolly Apple Aphid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Aphididae
Genus:	Eriosoma
Species:	E. lanigerum
Binomial name
	Eriosoma lanigerum; (Hausmann, 1802)
Synonyms
	Aphis lanigera (Hausmann, 1802); Aphis lanigerum Hausmann, 1802; Coccus mali Bingley, 1803; Eriosoma lanata (Salisbury, 1816); Eriosoma mali Leach, 1818; Mimaphidus lanata (Salisbury, 1816); Mimaphidus lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802); Mimaphidus mali (Leach, 1818); Myzoxyles lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802); Myzoxyles mali (Leach, 1918); Myzoxylos lanata (Salisbury, 1816); Myzoxylus laniger; Myzoxylus lanigerus (Hausmann, 1802); Myzoxylus mali Blot, 1831; Schizoneura lanigera Gillette, 1908;

The Woolly Apple Aphid, (Eriosoma lanigerum), is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.^[1]^[2]

Host plants

Ulmus americana

References

^ "Evidence of sexual reproduction of woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum, in New Zealand". PubMed Central (PMC).
^ "Biological control of woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann), during transition to integrated fruit production for pipfruit in Central Otago, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. Taylor & Francis Online.

External links

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[1] "Evidence of sexual reproduction of woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum, in New Zealand". PubMed Central (PMC).

[2] "Biological control of woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann), during transition to integrated fruit production for pipfruit in Central Otago, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. Taylor & Francis Online.

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Woolly Apple Aphid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Aphididae
Genus:	Eriosoma
Species:	E. lanigerum
Binomial name
*Eriosoma lanigerum* (Hausmann, 1802)
Synonyms
Aphis lanigera (Hausmann, 1802) Aphis lanigerum Hausmann, 1802 Coccus mali Bingley, 1803 Eriosoma lanata (Salisbury, 1816) Eriosoma mali Leach, 1818 Mimaphidus lanata (Salisbury, 1816) Mimaphidus lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802) Mimaphidus mali (Leach, 1818) Myzoxyles lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802) Myzoxyles mali (Leach, 1918) Myzoxylos lanata (Salisbury, 1816) Myzoxylus laniger Myzoxylus lanigerus (Hausmann, 1802) Myzoxylus mali Blot, 1831 Schizoneura lanigera Gillette, 1908