Das-1918

Guides

• Shivaphis celti

  Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid

  Shivaphis celti is an invasive aphid species native to Asia that has established populations in North America. It is a specialist herbivore that feeds exclusively on hackberry trees (Celtis spp.), causing distinctive woolly or waxy secretions on leaves and branches. The species has been documented across much of the continental United States and is considered a nuisance pest in urban areas where hackberry is planted as an ornamental.

  invasive-speciespesthackberrywoolly-aphidphloem-feederurban-pestspecialist-herbivoreNorth-America-introductionDas-1918SternorrhynchaCalaphidinaeShivaphidini