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Phorodon humuli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Phorodon
Species: P. humuli
Binomial name
Phorodon humuli
(Schrank, 1801)
Synonyms

Myzus humuli

Phorodon humuli, the hop aphid, or damson-hop aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap.

Host plants

Hop aphids are hosted by different plants in summer and winter. In winter, they are known to be hosted by Prunus sp. such as, Prunus domestica, Prunus spinosa, Prunus padus, and Prunus cerasifera. During summer, they are hosted by Humulus lupulus, Humulus japonicus, and Urtica dioica.

References

  1. "Phorodon humuli (Schrank, 1801)". 7.inra.fr. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

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Taxon identifiers
Phorodon humuli


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