Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Elaeagnus spp. (Oleaster) [Elaeagnaceae]
(Observations are from Hottes & Frison, Blackman & Eastop, Pepper, ScaleNet)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Capitophorus elaeagni [found on leaf undersides of Elaeagnus spp., migrating during the summer to the leaf undersides of thistle-like Asteraceae] BE2013 Pp1965, Capitophorus flaveolus HF1931, Capitophorus hippophaes (Polygonum Aphid) [found on Elaeagnus spp. as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to the leaf undersides of knotweed & smartweed] HF1931 BE2013 Pp1965, Capitophorus pakansus [found on Elaeagnus spp. as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to the leaf undersides of Elecampane; probably introduced from Eurasia into North America] BE2013, Capitophorus xanthii (found on Elaeagnus spp. as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to Cocklebur] BE2013; Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA, S Canada, & Eurasia] SN2014; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus comstocki (Comstock Mealybug) [found on foliage, including lower side of leaves; polyphagous, feeding on woody vegetation; this insect is widely distributed in NE & north-central USA, it is also found in Ontario] SN2014