Brevicoryne brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Cabbage Aphid)

Interactions where Brevicoryne brassicae 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
colony (dense, wet (honeydew)) dense, wet (honeydew) colony sucks sap of live leaf Major Brassica cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brevicoryne brassicae/Brevicoryne brassicaecabbage aphiddense, wet (honeydew)colony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleafMajor (7-)9-10…)
colony (dense, wet (honeydew)) dense, wet (honeydew) colony sucks sap of live leaf Major Brassica napus ssp rapifera Swede Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brevicoryne brassicae/Brevicoryne brassicaecabbage aphiddense, wet (honeydew)colony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica napus subsp. rapifera/Brassica napus subsp. rapiferaswedeliveleafMajor (7-)9-10…)
(dense, wet (honeydew)) dense, wet (honeydew) sucks sap of live leaf Foreign Brassica oleracea var acephala Kale, Borecole Brassicales: Brassicaceae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brevicoryne brassicae/Brevicoryne brassicaecabbage aphiddense, wet (honeydew) Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. acephala/Brassica oleracea var. acephalakale, borecoleliveleaf
colony (dense, wet (honeydew)) dense, wet (honeydew) colony sucks sap of live leaf Major Brassica oleracea var italica Broccoli, Calabrese Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brevicoryne brassicae/Brevicoryne brassicaecabbage aphiddense, wet (honeydew)colony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. italica/Brassica oleracea var. italicabroccoli, calabreseliveleafMajor (7-)9-10…)
colony (dense, wet (honeydew)) dense, wet (honeydew) colony sucks sap of live leaf Major Brassica oleracea var botrytis Cauliflower Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brevicoryne brassicae/Brevicoryne brassicaecabbage aphiddense, wet (honeydew)colony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. botrytis/Brassica oleracea var. botrytiscauliflowerliveleafMajor (7-)9-10…)
colony (dense, wet (honeydew)) dense, wet (honeydew) colony sucks sap of live leaf Major Brassica oleracea var capitata Cabbage Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brevicoryne brassicae/Brevicoryne brassicaecabbage aphiddense, wet (honeydew)colony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. capitata/Brassica oleracea var. capitatacabbageliveleafMajor (7-)9-10…)
colony (dense, wet (honeydew)) dense, wet (honeydew) colony sucks sap of live leaf Major Brassica oleracea var gemmifera Brussels-sprout Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brevicoryne brassicae/Brevicoryne brassicaecabbage aphiddense, wet (honeydew)colony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera/Brassica oleracea var. gemmiferaBrussels-sproutliveleafMajor (7-)9-10…)

Interactions where Brevicoryne brassicae 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
spreads Cauliflower Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Cauliflower Mosaic virus/Cauliflower Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brevicoryne brassicae/Brevicoryne brassicaecabbage aphid is spread by
spreads Turnip Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Turnip Mosaic virus/Turnip Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brevicoryne brassicae/Brevicoryne brassicaecabbage aphid is spread by

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Brevicoryne brassicae (Cabbage Aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Brevicoryne brassicae (Cabbage Aphid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBrevicoryne brassicae (Cabbage Aphid)
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 Brevicoryne brassicae (Cabbage Aphid)

Brevicoryne brassicae (Cabbage Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Brevicoryne brassicae (Cabbage Aphid):

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