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These insects suck the sap from plant leaves. Several thousand species are placed in this family, many of which are considered plant/crop pests. They are the family of insects containing most plant virus vectors (around 200 known) with the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) being one of the most prevalent and indiscriminate carriers.
Honeydew is a sugar-rich sticky liquid, secreted by aphids, some scale insects, and many other true bugs and some other insects as they feed on plant sap. When their mouthpart penetrates the phloem , the sugary, high-pressure liquid is forced out of the anus of the insects, allowing them to rapidly process the large volume of sap required to ...
Metopolophium dirhodum, the rose-grain aphid or rose-grass aphid, is a species of sap-sucking insect in the family Aphididae found worldwide. [1] Its primary host is rose , and its secondary host is a grass, including cereals such as wheat , barley , oats and rye .
Elatobium abietinum feeds by sucking sap from spruce needles, often causing defoliation of older needles and wilting of young growth. The presence of the aphids weakens the tree by decreasing growth rates and making it more susceptible to attack by other pests such as the spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis). Serious defoliation can kill the ...
Eriosoma lanigerum, the woolly apple aphid, woolly aphid or American blight, [1] is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.
Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale, the rice root aphid or red rice root aphid, is a sap-sucking insect pest with a wide host range and a global distribution. [2] As a member of the superfamily Aphidoidea, it is one of 16 species of the genus Rhopalosiphum. [3] Adults and nymphs are soft-bodied and usually dark green with brown, red, or yellow tones. [4]
Toxoptera aurantii, also known as both the black citrus aphid and brown citrus aphid, is a species of aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is known to hosts in well over 150+ plant species. [1]
Euceraphis betulae, the birch aphid or silver birch aphid, is a species of aphid in the order Hemiptera.It is a tiny green insect with a soft body and wings. It is found living on the European silver birch tree (Betula pendula) where it feeds and multiplies on the buds and leaves by sucking sap.