Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Pisum sativum (Garden Pea) [Fabaceae]
(Observations are from Covell, Needham et al., Blackman & Eastop, Watson, Miller, Pepper, Robinson & Bradley, Spencer & Steyskal, ScaleNet, Nakahara)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Chrysanthemum Leafminer) Ndm1928, Liriomyza pusilla [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Liriomyza trifoliearum [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, & Canada] SS1986, Liriomyza trifolii [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous; widespread in E USA] SS1986, Phytomyza albiceps [leaf-miner] Ndm1928; Drosophilidae: Scaptomyza adusta [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Scaptomyza flava [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Halticus bractatus (Garden Fleahopper) Wat1928, Poecilocapsus lineatus (Four-Lined Plant Bug) Wat1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphidiidae: Acyrthosiphon kondoi (Blue Alfalfa Aphid) [found on stems & leaves, introduced into North America from Asia] BE2013, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Pea Aphid) [found on young growth & developing seedpods] BE2013 Pp1965 RB1965; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in eastern USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Spodoptera exigua (Beet Armyworm) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Pyralidae: Achryra rantalis (Garden Webworm) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Tortricidae: Cydia nigricana (Pea Moth) [larvae feed within developing seedpods] Mlr1987
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Thrips atratus [polyphagous] Nk1994