Melanaphis sacchari

The sugarcane aphid, (Melanaphis sacchari), is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is mostly found in Saccharum and Sorghum species.[1][2]

Sugarcane aphid
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Melanaphis
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M. sacchari
Binomial name
Melanaphis sacchari
(Zehntner, 1897)

References

  1. White, W. H.; Reagan, T. E.; Hall, D. G. (2001). "Melanaphis sacchari (Homoptera: Aphididae), a Sugarcane Pest New to Louisiana" (PDF). The Florida Entomologist. 84 (3): 435–436. doi:10.2307/3496505. JSTOR 3496505. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  2. Nibouche, Samuel; Fartek, Benjamin; Mississipi, Stelly; Delatte, Hélène; Reynaud, Bernard; Costet, Laurent (2014). "Low Genetic Diversity in Melanaphis sacchari Aphid Populations at the Worldwide Scale". PLOS ONE. 9 (8): e106067. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106067. PMC 4141858. PMID 25148510.


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