Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Euphorbia spp. (Spurge) [Euphorbiaceae]
(Some observations may be based on Chamaesyce spp. as host plants. Observations are from Hottes & Frison, Cranshaw, Blackman & Eastop, ScaleNet)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis pulchella [found in Illinois & North Carolina; this aphid may be monophagous on Euphorbia corollata] HF1931 BE2013, Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Potato Aphid) [spurges are summer hosts] Crw2004, Macrosiphum gei (Avens Aphid) [polyphagous] HF1931; Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus solani (Solanum Mealybug) [found on lower leaves & roots, polyphagous; this insect has been found in Maryland & Virginia, although it occurs primarily in southern & western USA] SN2014, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Solenopsis Mealybug) [feeds on foliage & sometimes roots, polyphagous; widespread] SN2014, Pseudococcus dolichomelos (False Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect has been found in NE USA & elsewhere] SN2014, Spilococcus geraniae (Geranium Mealybug) [found on leaf undersides & leaf axils, polyphagous; this insect has been found in New York, California, & Bristish Columbia; Herb Robert was observed as a host plant in New York] SN2014