Aphis gossypii Cotton aphid General The cotton aphid ( Aphis gossypii ) is an extremely polyphagous aphid found on more than 700 plant species. Crop…
Aulacorthum solani Glasshouse potato aphid General The glasshouse potato aphid ( Aulacorthum solani) is a native European species of aphids ,…
Hemiptera Aphids What are aphids? Aphids are small, soft-bodied insects that belong to the superfamily Aphidoidea. There are over 4,000 species of…
Myzus persicae subsp. persicae Green peach aphid General The green peach aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. persicae ) is an important insect pest in sweet…
Myzus persicae subsp. nicotianae Tobacco aphid General The tobacco aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. nicotianae ) probably evolved from the peach potato…
Diaphorina citri Asian citrus psyllid General The Asian citrus psyllid, ( Diaphorina citri ), is an important pest of citrus in several countries as…
Phorodon cannabis Cannabis aphid General Although it was first described in 1860, the cannabis aphid ( Phorodon cannabis ; a.k.a. bhang aphid or hemp…
Spodoptera frugiperda Fall Armyworm General The fall armyworm is a polyphagous pest that is indigenous throughout the Americas. Recently, it has been…
Helicoverpa zea Corn earworm Overview The corn earworm is a major pest affecting over 100 crops, of which the most prominent varieties are corn,…
Keiferia lycopersicella Tomato pinworm General The tomato pinworm mainly attacks tomato, but it can also survive in other Solanaceae species,…
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