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Insects Feeding
on these Plants:

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Matricaria spp.
(Wild Chamomile) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Blackman & Eastop, Spencer & Steyskal)

Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Chrysanthemum Leafminer) [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Massachusetts & Canada] SS1986

Homoptera (Sucking Insects)

Aphididae: Brachycaudus cardui (Thistle Aphid) [found on stems & leaves] BE2013, Brachycaudus helichrysi (Leafcurl Plum Aphid) [curls leaves of plum trees, migrating during the summer to the stems & inflorescences of various herbaceous plants, especially in the Asteraceae] BE2013, Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria [found on inflorescences & stems; this Eurasian aphid has been found in NE USA & Canada] BE2013, Macrosiphoniella tapuskae [usually found on lower leaves] BE2013
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