Bug FAQPoplar Vagabond Aphid
Mordwilkoja vagabunda · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Aphididae
Source: Wikipedia
The Poplar Vagabond Aphid infests poplar species as its main host. It also uses loosestrife (Lysimachia) species as secondary hosts.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
It feeds on poplar trees, causing infestation. It feeds on loosestrife plants as a secondary host.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Vermont, Illinois, New York, Indiana, Massachusetts.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What plants does the Poplar Vagabond Aphid infest?
It primarily infests poplar trees and also feeds on loosestrife species.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordwilkoja
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Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.