Pemphigus bursarius
Pemphigus bursarius is an aphid which causes pouch galls to form in the petioles of the leaves in some species of Poplar. The galls are seen more often than the aphid, and are 15 x 6 to 8 mm and form on one side of the petiole opening in June to release aphids. They start off yellowy green and become quite red later.
Gall 
Adult 
On Black Poplar (Populus nigra) or its hybrids such as Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra Italica)
The galls may be visible whenever the host Poplars are in leaf.
Poorly recorded with most records coming from the southern half of Britain.
Uncommon or under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. The Sapcote record of 2nd August 2014 appears to be only the second record for VC55.
Graham Calow
Sapcote
02 August 2014
on petiole of Lombardy Poplar
Graham Calow
Sapcote
02 August 2014
on petiole of Lombardy Poplar - - 2nd VC55 record
Graham Calow
Sapcote
02 August 2014
on petiole of Lombardy Poplar - - 2nd VC55 record
Graham Calow
Sapcote
02 August 2014
on petiole of Lombardy Poplar - - 2nd VC55 record
Graham Calow
Stoney Stanton
09 June 2019
David Nicholls
Asfordby Hill
28 June 2019
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Species profile
- Common names
- Poplar-lettuce Aphid
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Aphididae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 02/08/2014 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 06/08/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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