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Phorodon humuli, the hop aphid, or damson-hop aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Phorodon |
| Species: | P. humuli
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| Binomial name | |
| Phorodon humuli (Schrank, 1801)
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Myzus humuli | |
Host plants
editHop aphids are hosted by different plants in summer and winter. In winter, they are known to be hosted by Prunus sp. such as, Prunus domestica, Prunus spinosa, Prunus padus, and Prunus cerasifera. During summer, they are hosted by Humulus lupulus, Humulus japonicus, and Urtica dioica.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Phorodon humuli (Schrank, 1801)". 7.inra.fr. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
External links
edit- Weichel, Lars; Nauen, Ralf (2003). "Monitoring of insecticide resistance in damson hop aphid, Phorodon humuli Schrank (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from German hop gardens". Pest Management Science. 59 (9): 991–8. doi:10.1002/ps.711. PMID 12974350.
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- Influentialpoints.com
- Revistas.inia.es
- Bugguide.net
- Animaldiversity.org
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