Aphis chloris
St Johns Wort Aphid at Undefined Area
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| Aphis chloris | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Dec 2023 |
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Roger Farrow sent in this record and noted that yesterday - "I starting spraying the St john’s Wort, my usual entertainment for the Christmas period. I noticed some greenish aphids on the stem of a small SJW, actually it was the attending ants that drew my attention. Knowing how host specific some aphids are, I checked the internet and found that Aphis chloris had been released in 1995 for biocontrol of SJW but was a failure although established."
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.291944-35.567780
- Places Urila, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2023 12:13 PM Recorded on
- MichaelMulvaney Recorded by
- St Johns Wort - biological control agent Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families) MichaelMulvaney Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Aphis chloris
Species information
- Aphis chloris Scientific name
- St Johns Wort Aphid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 696.2m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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