Sugarcane aphid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Melanaphis
Species:
M. sacchari
Binomial name
Melanaphis sacchari
(Zehntner, 1897)

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] The species primarily reproduces via parthenogenesis, although sexual morphs have been discovered in China, Japan, and Mexico - in China the eggs overwinter in the host Miscanthus sacchariflorus. [3]

References

  1. ^ White, W. H.; Reagan, T. E.; Hall, D. G. (2001). "Melanaphis sacchari (Homoptera: Aphididae), a Sugarcane Pest New to Louisiana". The Florida Entomologist. 84 (3): 435–436. doi:10.2307/3496505. JSTOR 3496505.
  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. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j6067N. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106067. PMC 4141858. PMID 25148510.
  3. ^ Pekarcik, Adrian (2016). "REVIEW OF LITERATURE". Biology and management of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner), a new pest of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.), in Alabama (PDF) (MSc). Auburn University.


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