Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Gladiolus spp. (Gladiolus) [Iridaceae]
(observations are from Blackman & Eastop, Pepper, Robinson & Bradley, Nakahara)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis fabae (Black Bean Aphid) [polyphagous] RB1965, Dysaphis tulipae (Tulip Bulb Aphid) [found on shoots & leaves of growing plants, also found on underground stems & bulbs] BE2013, Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Potato Aphid) [polyphagous] Pp1965 RB1965, Macrosiphum pseudorosae [syn. Macrosiphum pallidum] RB1965, Rhopalosiphoninus latisiphon (Bulb-and-Potato Aphid) [found on stored bulbs & tubers of cultivated plants, also found outdoors on roots & other hidden parts of various herbaceous plants; observed in Illinois, this aphid was probably introduced from Eurasia] BE2013
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Thrips simplex [found on flowers] Nk1994