Description:
The adult is 1,2-2,2mm long, bright yellowish green to green, brown head; siphunculi brownish to black and elongate, with a basal constriction. Aphids create colonies due to the overlapping generations and the parthenogenetical reproduction
Symptoms:
Leaves: Distortion of young leaves, secretion of honeydew, development of sooty moulds, transmission of viruses
Flowers: fall of flowers
Hosts: citrus, apple tree and other rosaceous fruit trees
Taxonomy:
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Hemiptera |
| Family | Aphididae |
| Genus | Aphis |
| Species | spiraecola |
References:
Alford D. V. (2014). Pests of Fruit Crops. A Colour Handbook, CRC Press, 2nd Edition