Macrosiphum albifrons explained

Macrosiphum albifrons, the lupin aphid, is a species of large grey/ green aphid in the family Aphididae.

It is a species native to North America but was first reported in the UK in 1981 where it now occurs widely.^[1]

Infestations cause Lupin plants to wilt and collapse. This may be because the aphid has no natural predators in the UK and populations can grow unchecked.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Foottit . R.G.. Halbert . S.E.. Miller . G.L.. Maw . E.. Russell . L.M.. 4. 2006. Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America north of Mexico. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash.. 108. 583–610.
• Skvarla . Michael J.. Halbert . Susan E.. Foottit . Robert G.. Jensen . Andrew S.. Maw . Eric. Miller . Gary L.. 4. 2017. An Update to the Adventive Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) of America North of Mexico, with Notes on Intercepted Species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119. 90–111. 10.4289/0013-8797.119.1.90.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lupin aphid. Royal Horticultural Society. 9 June 2019.