Aphis fabae
Aphis fabae
| Bean Aphid | |
|---|---|
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| Type: | Insect |
| Binomial: | Aphis fabae |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Metamorphosis: | Simple |
| Damaging stages: | Nymph through adult |
| Diseases vectored: | Viruses |
The Bean Aphid is most notable as an agricultural pest of beans, but also feeds on a wide variety of garden plants, both woody and herbaceous.
Description
[edit | edit source]Dark-colored aphids.Black or dark green in colour. Legs and antennae are yellow in colour. Bulbous abdomen and cornicles on the abdomen.
Symptoms and Signs
[edit | edit source]Leaf-curling, sooty mold.
Ecology
[edit | edit source]Host plants
[edit | edit source]- Beta
- Capsella
- Chamomilla
- Chenopodium
- Cirsium
- Dahlia
- Daucus
- Dianthus (Carnation)
- Euonymus
- Galium
- Hedera
- Lactuca (Lettuce)
- Nicotiana
- Papaver (Poppy)
- Phaseolus
- Philadelphus
- Rheum (Rhubarb)
- Rumex
- Solanum
- Viburnum
- Vigna
- Zinnia