Aphis
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Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing about 400 species of aphids.[1] It includes many notorious agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid A. glycines. Many species of Aphis, such as A. coreopsidis, are myrmecophiles, forming close associations with ants.[2]
Species include:
- Aphis affinis
- Aphis craccae - tufted vetch aphid
- Aphis craccivora - cowpea aphid
- Aphis fabae - black bean aphid
- Aphis gossypii - cotton aphid
- Aphis glycines - soybean aphid
- Aphis helianthi - sunflower aphid
- Aphis nerii - milkweed aphid
- Aphis pomi - apple aphid
- Aphis rubicola - small raspberry aphid
- Aphis spiraecola - spirea aphid
- Aphis valerianae - black valerian aphid
Photos
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Aphis citricola1.jpg
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Aphis fabae STEREO, 0050x.JPG
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Aphis.sambuci.jpg
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Aphis sp. on Helleborus niger
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Aphis.sambuci.colony.jpg
References
- ↑ Aphid Research, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- ↑ Altfeld, L. and P. Stiling. ( 2006). Argentine ants strongly affect some but not all common insects on Baccharis halimifolia Environmental Entomology 35:1 31-6.
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