insects Article Aphid Assemblages Associated with Urban Park Plant Communities Tadeusz Barczak 1,*, Janina Bennewicz 1, Maciej Korczy ´nski 2, Małgorzata Błazejewicz-Zawadzi˙ ´nska 1 and Hanna Piekarska-Boniecka 3 1 Department of Biology and Animal Environment, UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, Hetma´nska33, 85-039 Bydgoszcz, Poland;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +48-509-720-605 Simple Summary: Some aphid species are important as pests on plants growing in urban areas. The aim of the study was to determine and compare plant communities and the assemblages of aphids associated with them in different urban park habitats. The study was carried out in Bydgoszcz (northern Poland), and four parks were taken into consideration. We have indicated plant communities and plant species most affected by aphids and the least. for example pear, elderberry, maple and jasmine were among those most affected by aphids, and acacia was not. This should be taken into account for aesthetic reasons when arranging parks. The density of buildings turned out Citation: Barczak, T.; Bennewicz, J.; to be the factor that differentiated the most from aphids. Korczy´nski,M.; Błazejewicz-Zawadzi´nska,M.;˙ Abstract: Some aphid species are important agricultural pests, sometimes also found on plants grow- Piekarska-Boniecka, H.