Rosy apple aphid

Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC Statewide IPM Program

Apple trees are the preferred hosts Aphids range from 0.5 mm to 2.5 mm in length and from dark green to rosy purple and black in colour as they develop Leaf symptoms include curling, discolouration and appearance of sooty mould on the surface Affected fruit clusters are severely distorted and growth is stunted Severe infestations can damage up to 50% of fruit in an orchard

High priority pest of: Apples and pears

Scientific name: Dysaphis plantaginea
EPPRD Category:
Life Form: Stink bugs, aphids, mealybugs, scale, whiteflies & hoppers (HEMIPTERA)

Pest Documents

FS: fact sheet

CP: contingency plan

DP: diagnostic protocol