Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Hedera helix (English Ivy) [Araliaceae]
(Observations are from Blackman & Eastop, Pepper, Cranshaw, ScaleNet)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis hederae pseudohederae (Ivy Aphid) [found on young shoots & leaves, English Ivy is the preferred host] BE2013 Pp1965 Crw2004; Diaspididae: Unaspis euonymi (Euonymus Scale) [found on foliage, woody stems, or bark; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus comstocki (Comstock Mealybug) [found on foliage, including lower side of leaves; polyphagous, feeding on woody vegetation; this insect is widely distributed in NE & north-central USA, it is also found in Ontario] SN2014