Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Conyza spp. (Horseweed, Fleabane) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Blackman & Eastop, Spencer & Steyskal, ScaleNet)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Amauromyza maculosa [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; widespread] SS1986, Calycomyza humeralis (Aster Leafminer) [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; widespread] SS1986
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Illinoia goldamaryae [found on young growth, distributed throughout E USA & Canada] BE2013, Uroleucon erigeronense [found on upper stems, observed in Illinois & Minnesota] BE2013, Uroleucon macgillivrayae [distributed in NE USA & E Canada, including Illinois & Washington, D.C.] BE2013; 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