Honeysuckle aphids tend to congregate on new plant growth. Salivary secretions cause a stunting of leaf and stem growth and leaves tend to fold upwards. Shoots do not elongate normally and there is a proliferation of small and weak side shoots giving a broom effect.
Aphid colonies build up in folded leaves.
Honeysuckle aphids overwinter as eggs and are primarily found on plants that were infested the previous year. Eggs hatch in the spring giving rise to the first generation of aphids. Many generations may be produced during the summer. All aphids are females which reproduce asexually. Sexual aphid forms are produced in the fall of the year and these produce the overwintering eggs.