Associations
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Foodplant / miner
larva of Amauromyza labiatorum mines leaf of Ballota nigra
Plant / resting place / on
puparium of Amauromyza morionella may be found on leaf of Ballota nigra
Foodplant / saprobe
gregarious, shortly stalked apothecium of Calycina herbarum is saprobic on dead stem of Ballota nigra
Remarks: season: 9-12
Foodplant / open feeder
imago of Chrysolina banksi grazes on leaf of Ballota nigra
Remarks: season: 5-6,9-10
Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Dibolia cynoglossi feeds on Ballota nigra
Foodplant / saprobe
erumpent pseudothecium of Leptosphaeria doliolum is saprobic on dead stem of Ballota nigra
Remarks: season: 1-12
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / open feeder
adult of Longitarsus ballotae grazes on leaf of Ballota nigra
Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Meligethes ruficornis feeds on Ballota nigra
Foodplant / parasite
Neoerysiphe galeopsidis parasitises live Ballota nigra
Other: minor host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
pseudothecium of Ophiobolus ulnosporus is saprobic on dead stem of Ballota nigra
Foodplant / saprobe
effuse colony of Periconia dematiaceous anamorph of Periconia byssoides is saprobic on dead, patchily blackened stem of Ballota nigra
Foodplant / saprobe
subcuticular to erumpent conidioma of Pseudolachnea coelomycetous anamorph of Pseudolachnea hispidula is saprobic on dead stem of Ballota nigra
Remarks: season: esp. Winter
Foodplant / saprobe
erumpent apothecium of Pyrenopeziza adenostylidis is saprobic on dead stem of Ballota nigra
Remarks: season: 5-11
Foodplant / sap sucker
adult of Raglius alboacuminatus sucks sap of fallen seed of Ballota nigra
Foodplant / sap sucker
nymph of Tritomegas bicolor sucks sap of nutlet of Ballota nigra
Other: major host/prey
