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Asian Balsam Aphid

Impatientinum asiaticum

The Asian Balsam Aphid is a tiny bug that loves to munch on plants. They are often found in groups and can be seen on the leaves of flowers and vegetables.

Lebensraum: Urban areas, Gardens

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The Asian Balsam Aphid is a tiny, soft-bodied insect, typically pear-shaped and green or yellowish-green. It often matches the colour of its host plant, Himalayan balsam, helping it blend in. Some forms have delicate, transparent wings.

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Asian Balsam Aphid

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Wow! Many tiny aphids can cover an entire plant stem, making it look like it's wiggling!

Wow! Some aphids are born pregnant, meaning they already have babies inside them!

Wow! The sweet honeydew aphids produce can make plant leaves super sticky and shiny!

Wow! These tiny plant eaters sometimes shed their old skins, leaving ghostly white flakes behind!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Clone Creator

Asian Balsam Aphid can reproduce without a partner, creating many genetic copies of itself, which helps them multiply fast.

Fähigkeit

Sap Sucker

Asian Balsam Aphid has specialized mouthparts to pierce plant stems and suck out sugary sap, which helps them get all their food.

Fähigkeit

Honeydew Dropper

Asian Balsam Aphid can excrete a sweet, sticky liquid called honeydew, which helps them attract protective ants.

Fähigkeit

Winged Wanderer

Asian Balsam Aphid can grow wings to fly to new plants when their current home gets too crowded, helping them find fresh food.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
2-6 mm
Größe
1-3 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
0.3 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
5000

Ernährung und Fütterung

This tiny insect sips sugary sap from plants, like drinking soda through a straw!

Hauptnahrung

  • Impatiens glandulifera sap
  • Plant phloem sap
  • Sugary plant fluids

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Himalayan Balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

source of all its food.

eaten by

Seven-spotted Ladybug

Coccinella septempunctata

ladybug larvae and adults feast on aphids.

symbiotic with

Black Garden Ant

Lasius niger

provides honeydew for ants, ants offer protection.

eaten by

Common Green Lacewing

Chrysoperla carnea

lacewing larvae hunt and eat many aphids.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch bugs without asking an adult, as some can bite or sting.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Asian Balsam Aphid?

2-6 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Asian Balsam Aphid?

1-3 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Asian Balsam Aphid?

10-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Asian Balsam Aphid?

0.3 km/h

Was frisst Asian Balsam Aphid?

This tiny insect sips sugary sap from plants, like drinking soda through a straw!

Wo findet man Asian Balsam Aphid normalerweise?

Urban areas, Gardens

Wie jagt Asian Balsam Aphid?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Asian Balsam Aphid?

6

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