Dysaphis radicola
The aphid alternates host between apples and the roots of docks. The apterae are greyish-brown or greyish-green.
For more description please refer to the Influential Points webpage for this species
other aphids on apple or dock
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Apple and dock
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Peter Smith
Cropston garden
23 September 2023
Attended by black ants
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
23 September 2023
Immatures
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
23 September 2023
Junction of dock stem and root
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- Bugs
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 23/09/2023 (Smith, Peter)
- Last record:
- 23/09/2023 (Smith, Peter)
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