L. erysimi

Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach, 1843)

Mustard-turnip aphid

Lipaphis erysim : adulte aptère
Lipaphis erysim : adulte ailé
Lipaphis erysim : colonie
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1.4-2.4 mm.
Apterous: green-yellow to green-grey, abdomen with brown spots, arranged in pairs separated by a pale medial line.
Alate: grey-green with marginal sclerites black and abdomen showing interrupted flecks, antennae short, cornicles short, slightly swollen, cauda short and pigmented.

See identification file

Mainly anholocyclic in Europe.

Brassicaceae, cultivated and wild: Brassica spp (cabbage, turnip, radish), Nasturtium (cress).

L. erysimi colonizes many species of Brassicaceae but it is not considered as a significant pest.

Some isolated individuals of L. erysimi can transmit viruses depending on the non-persistent (turnip mosaic (TuMV)) or the semi-persistent mode (cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV)).

Predators

Parasitoids

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Modification date : 07 February 2023 | Publication date : 01 October 2010 | Redactor : Evelyne Turpeau, Maurice Hullé, Bernard Chaubet