Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Hemiptera

Viburnum aphid

Aphis viburni


Notes

Rather rotund matt black to ink-blue aphids with relatively short antennae and cauda and with pointed posterior. Cause gall of strong leaf curl at growing tips of Viburnum opulus (Guelder rose).


Months sighted in garden