Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions. In addition to weakening the plant by sucking sap, they act as vectors for plant viruses and disfigure ornamental plants with deposits of honeydew and the subsequent growth of sooty moulds.

2025年1月3日 · Aphid, (family Aphididae), any of a group of sap-sucking, soft-bodied insects (order Homoptera) that are about the size of a pinhead, most species of which have a pair of tubelike projections (cornicles) on the abdomen. Aphids can be serious plant pests and may stunt plant growth, produce plant

Within the family Aphididae, also known as aphids or plant lice, there are 24 subfamilies, 510 genera, and 5109 species. Aphids are very small insects that live in large colonies and feed on plant sap. Most aphids are specialized to feed on a specific type of plant, although a few species can feed on hundreds of unrelated plants.

Aphid's Habitat. There are numerous species of aphids found throughout North America. These garden pests are usually most active in the springtime and decrease with a rise in outside temperatures. They live on plants, especially on the new plant growth and buds, and the eggs can survive the winter.

2024年11月26日 · Aphids are small sap-sucking insects, part of the superfamily Aphidoidea, that are about the size of a pinhead and have a pair of tubelike projections (cornicles) on their abdomen. They can be serious plant pests, stunting plant growth, producing plant galls, and transmitting plant diseases.

Aphids are common soft-bodied insects that can be many different colors. Aphids are primarily northern temperate zone insects all in the family Aphididae of the order Hemiptera, with about 1,350 species in North America (5,000 worldwide), although only a …

Some common aphids by habitat. Aphids on Vegetables and flowers: Table 1; Aphids on Fruit Trees: Table 2; Aphids on Woody Ornamentals: Table 3

2021年8月12日 · Habitat and distribution . Aphids are widely localized in temperate zones, with very few species in the tropics. They are colonizing coniferous forests, also in lauraceae, rosaceae, phagaceae, betulaceae and ulmaceae.

2024年10月3日 · Aphids, are known as plant lice, are small sap sucking insects, and members of the infra-order Aphidomorpha in the order Hemiptera with Worldwide distribution. They are among the most important group of insects that considered as serious pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions.

2024年7月1日 · This study provides the first global modeling prediction of the geographic range for pea aphids, an invasive insect species of North America, to understand both the current pea aphid distribution and how climate change alters the habitat suitability of the insect.