Visual identification: Strawberry

Visual identification of frequent aphids on Rosaceae: strawberry

Identification from photos, click on the name to access identification file

Below you will find the frequent aphids on strawberry

Acyrthosiphum malvae

abdomen yellowish green, devoid of pigmentation, cornicles long and straight

Acyrthosiphon malvae : adulte aptère et larve
Acyrthosiphon malvae : adulte ailé

Aphis forbesi

Apterous brownish or dark green, cornicles short and straight

Aphis forbesi, adulte aptère sur fraisier
Aphis forbesi, adulte ailé sur fraisier
Aphis forbesi, colonie sur fraisier

Aulacorthum solani

abdomen glossy, green to yellowish green with dark spot at base of cornicles, alate with diffuse stripes on abdomen

Aulacorthum solani : adulte aptère et émission de phéromone
Aulacorthum solani : adulte ailé
Aulacorthum solani : adulte aptère et larves

Chaetosiphon fragaefolii

yellowish white, almost translucent with capitate hairs clearly visible, alate with dorsal patch

Chaetosiphon fragaefolii : adulte aptère
Chaetosiphon fragaefolii : adulte ailé
Chaetosiphon fragaefolii : colonie

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

large, green or pink and ovoid with cornicles straight long, alate without pigmentation

Macrosiphum euphorbiae : nymphe rose
Macrosiphum euphorbiae : adulte ailé vert
Macrosiphum euphorbiae : adulte aptère vert et sa colonie

Myzus ascalonicus

abdomen glossy, straw yellow, dirty yellow, olive-tinged green or pinkish brown

Myzus ascalonicus : adulte aptère
Myzus ascalonicus : adulte ailé
Myzus ascalonicus : colonie

Myzus ornatus

small aphid, yellowish to dirty yellow withdes taches pigmented spots on abdomen, antennae short, alate with dorsal patch, square

Myzus ornatus : adulte aptère
Myzus ornatus : adulte ailé
Myzus ornatus : colonie

Myzus persicae

yellowish to green, with pinkish individuals (nymphs)

Myzus persicae : adulte aptère
Myzus persicae : adulte ailé près pour l'envol
Myzus persicae : nymphe rose au milieu de la colonie

Rhodobium porosum

Aphid yellowish to greenish, cornicles ochre-toned, straight and long, alate with patch diffused or absent

Rhodobium porosum :adulte aptère
Rhodobium porosum :adulte ailé

See identification key

Modification date : 07 February 2023 | Publication date : 07 December 2015 | Redactor : Evelyne Turpeau, Maurice Hullé, Bernard Chaubet