Eriosoma ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Elm-currant Aphid)

Interactions where Eriosoma ulmi is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
causes gall of leaf Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma ulmi/Eriosoma ulmielm-currant aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsleaf
fundatrigenia fundatrigenia causes gall of bloated-galled leaf (low down on tree) Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma ulmi/Eriosoma ulmielm-currant aphidfundatrigenia Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsbloated-galledleaf (low down on tree) (5-6)
fundatrix fundatrix causes gall of bloated-galled leaf (low down on tree) Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma ulmi/Eriosoma ulmielm-currant aphidfundatrix Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsbloated-galledleaf (low down on tree) (5-6)
fundatrigenia fundatrigenia causes gall of bloated-galled leaf Foreign Ulmus glabra Wych Elm Rosales: Ulmaceae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma ulmi/Eriosoma ulmielm-currant aphidfundatrigenia Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus glabra/Ulmus glabrawych elmbloated-galledleaf (5-6)
fundatrix fundatrix causes gall of bloated-galled leaf Foreign Ulmus glabra Wych Elm Rosales: Ulmaceae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma ulmi/Eriosoma ulmielm-currant aphidfundatrix Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus glabra/Ulmus glabrawych elmbloated-galledleaf (5-6)
sucks sap of live, softly woolly root Foreign Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant, Black Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma ulmi/Eriosoma ulmielm-currant aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes nigrum/Ribes nigrumblackcurrant, black currantlive, softly woollyroot (summer)
sucks sap of live, softly woolly root Foreign Ribes rubrum Redcurrant, Red Currant Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma ulmi/Eriosoma ulmielm-currant aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes rubrum/Ribes rubrumredcurrant, red currantlive, softly woollyroot (summer)

Interactions where Eriosoma ulmi is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is predated by adult Restricted Anthocoris gallarum-ulmi Elm Gall Bug Hemiptera: Anthocoridae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Anthocoris gallarum-ulmi/Anthocoris gallarum-ulmielm gall bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma ulmi/Eriosoma ulmielm-currant aphidSole adult is predator of
is predated by Anthocoris gallarum-ulmi Elm Gall Bug Hemiptera: Anthocoridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Anthocoris gallarum-ulmi/Anthocoris gallarum-ulmielm gall bug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Eriosoma ulmi/Eriosoma ulmielm-currant aphid is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989LadybirdsNaturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Eriosoma ulmi (Elm-currant Aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Eriosoma ulmi (Elm-currant Aphid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEriosoma ulmi (Elm-currant Aphid)
GenusEriosoma (a genus of aphids)
FamilyAPHIDIDAE (greenfly)
SuperfamilyAPHIDOIDEA (aphids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eriosoma ulmi (Elm-currant Aphid)

Eriosoma ulmi (Elm-currant Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Eriosoma ulmi (Elm-currant Aphid):

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