Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Rhamnus cathartica (European Buckthorn) [Rhamnaceae]
(Observations are from Blackman & Eastop, Robinson & Bradley, ScaleNet)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis glycines (Soybean Aphid) [found on Rhamnus spp. as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to some herbaceous plants of the Fabaceae, especially soybean; this aphid was introduced into North America from E. Asia] BE2013, Aphis nasturtii (Buckthorn Aphid) [buckthorn is a primary host] RB1965; Diaspididae: Chionaspis furfura (Scurfy Bark Scale) [found on branches & trunks, less often on young shoots, fruit, & leaves; plant species in the Rosaceae are preferred hosts; this insect is widely distributed in the USA & S Canada] SN2014, Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA, S Canada, & Eurasia] SN2014