Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Veronica spp. (Speedwell) [Scrophulariaceae]
(observations are from Blackman & Eastop)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis mimuli [curls young leaves of Ribes spp., migrating during the summer to various herbaceous plants; monkeyflowers are preferred summer hosts; this aphid is found in wet habitats, it has been observed in Iowa & Minnesota] BE2013, Cryptomyzus galeopsidis [found on leaf undersides of Ribes spp., migrating during the summer to the leaf undersides of herbaceous plants in the Lamiaceae primarily; this aphid was introduced into North America from Europe] BE2013, Myzus cerasi (Black Cherry Aphid) [found on shoot tips of cherry trees, often curling the leaves; migrating during the summer to various herbaceous plants, especially species in the Brassicaceae] BE2013, Nasonovia ribisnigri (Currant-Lettuce Aphid) [found at shoot tips and curling young leaves of Ribes spp., migrating during the summer to herbaceous plants in the Asteraceae & other plant families; this aphid occurs in NE USA, north-central USA, & Canada, including Illinois] BE2013, Nearctaphis bakeri [found on young leaves & flower buds of hawthorns & other woody plants in the Rosaceae, migrating during the summer to herbaceous plants in the Fabaceae & other plant families; this aphid is widely distributed in North America, including Illinois] BE2013