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Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids. [1] It includes many notorious agricultural pests , such as the soybean aphid Aphis glycines . Many species of Aphis , such as A. coreopsidis and A. fabae , are myrmecophiles , forming close associations with ants .
Wingless aphids feeding on a stem. The black bean aphid is a small, soft-bodied (meaning that the exocuticle part of the exoskeleton is greatly reduced) [5] insect that has specialised piercing and sucking mouthparts which are used to suck the juice from plants. This aphid is usually seen in large numbers and is a tiny, plump insect about two ...
Aphis fabae Scopoli, 1763 i c g b (black bean aphid) Aphis farinosa Gmelin, 1790 c g b; Aphis feminea Hottes, 1930 c g; Aphis filifoliae (Gillette & M.A. Palmer, 1928) c g; Aphis filipendulae Matsumura, 1917 c g; Aphis fluvialis c g; Aphis fluviatilis Bozhko, 1976 g; Aphis foeniculivora Zhang, Guangxue, 1983 c g; Aphis folsomii Davis, 1908 c g b
Some species such as Aphis fabae (black bean aphid), Metopolophium dirhodum (rose-grain aphid), Myzus persicae (peach-potato aphid), and Rhopalosiphum padi (bird cherry-oat aphid) are serious pests. They overwinter on primary hosts on trees or bushes; in summer, they migrate to their secondary host on a herbaceous plant, often a crop, then the ...
Cinara confinis is a dark-coloured aphid growing to a maximum length of about 8 mm (0.3 in). The head and thorax are dark brown with yellowish-grey antennae and dark brown-ringed or blackish limbs. The abdomen is greenish-black or dark brown with two longitudinal rows of shining black spots and specks of wax in transverse rows.
Trap crops for aphids, is among the best at attracting predatory insects, deters many pests of cucurbits Pansy: Viola x wittrockiana: Alliums, onions, roses: Roses: Bees, butterflies, ants: Ants (with aphids), snails, slugs, white butterfly: A good and nice-smelling flower that really attracts ants.
Female aphids reproduce by parthenogenesis, males have never been observed in the wild but have been produced under laboratory conditions. [10] Females may be wingless or winged , the production of the alate form occurs a higher rate in those regions where it is necessary for oleander aphid to migrate each year on to temporary hosts. [11]
Aphis gossypii is a tiny insect, an aphid ("greenfly") in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is a widely distributed pest of a variety of agricultural crops in the families Cucurbitaceae, Rutaceae and Malvaceae. [2] Common names include cotton aphid, melon aphid and melon and cotton ...