Sitobion avenae
The English Grain Aphid (Sitobion avenae) is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It lives on grasses, sedge and rushes and can be a significant pest of cereals.[1]
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| Species: | S. avenae |
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| Sitobion avenae Fabricius | |
This species act as a host of the entomophthoralean fungi.[2]
References
- http://aphid.aphidnet.org/Sitobion_avenae.php
- http://www7.inra.fr/hyppz/RAVAGEUR/6sitave.htm
- http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/pests/Sitobion_avenae/
- http://entoweb.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/englishgrainaphid.htm
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