Prociphilus (Meliarhizophagus) fraxinifolii (Riley, 1879) – Bawełnica jesionowa – Woolly ash aphid
Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.
Status
The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland
Currently present in the environment
Reproducing in the environment
Numbers or/and range increasing
Occurrence
Map of occurrence
Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.
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Earliest introduction/record
in 2012
Types of transport
- Spread from outside Poland
Pathways of introduction
- Natural dispersal across borders of invasive alien species that have been introduced through other pathways
Type of release into natural environment
- Unaided
References
- Hałaj R., Osiadacz B. 2017. Woolly Ash Aphid? is the Alien Bug Posing a Threat to European Ash Trees? A Review Plant Protection Science53(3). 53: 127–133. link
- Hałaj R., Osiadacz B., Poljaković-Pajnik L. 2016. Górny Śląsk – polski przyczółek zdobyty przez obcą mszycę Prociphilus (Meliarhizophagus) fraxinifolii (Riley, 1879) Acta Entomologica Silesiana 24: 1-9. link
Life form: Insect
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Aphididae
Scientific synonyms: Meliarhizophagus fraxinifolii (Riley, C.V., 1879); Pemphigus fraxinifolii Riley, C.V., 1879; Prociphilus fraxinifoliae Börner, 1926; Prociphilus fraxinifolii (Riley, C.V., 1879)