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| + | [[File:Aphid 4.jpg|thumb]]Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. |
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| + | Class: '''''Insecta''''' |
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| + | Order: '''''Hemiptera''''' |
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| + | Phylum: '''''Arthropoda''''' |
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| + | == Signs == |
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| + | '''Signs and symptoms of aphids include''' |
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| + | == Sign 1: == |
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| + | Colonies of aphids clustered on young stems, leaves and buds. |
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| + | == Sign 2: == |
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| + | [[File:Aphid 1.jpg|thumb]]Wilting and distortion of leaves and young shoots. |
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| + | == Sign 3: == |
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| + | Yellowing and premature death of leaves and young plants. |
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| + | == Sign 4: == |
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| + | Honeydew on leaves and fruit, with black sooty mould fungus.[[File:Aphid 3.png|thumb]] |
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Revision as of 16:34, 18 October 2021
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids.
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
Signs
Signs and symptoms of aphids include
Sign 1:
Colonies of aphids clustered on young stems, leaves and buds.
Sign 2:
Wilting and distortion of leaves and young shoots.
Sign 3:
Yellowing and premature death of leaves and young plants.
Sign 4:
Honeydew on leaves and fruit, with black sooty mould fungus.
