Aphis pomi de Geer back to HYPP Zoology home page . Aphidula pomi , Doralis pomi Insecta , Homoptera , Aphididae . Unlike most harmful aphids, A.pomi is an autoecious species.
Aphids feed by inserting their stylets into the phloem.
Winged oviparous females and apterous males appear in October and November. After mating, each female lays eggs on the twigs, preferably at the top of current year's growths. Damage is more severe on nursery stock and seedlings. On a shoot of apple in the spring. The damage caused by this aphid is usually unimportant. .