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Aphis gossypii

Glover, 1877
Arthropoda » Hemiptera » Aphididae » Aphis gossypii
Common name (English)
Cotton aphid; Melon aphid; Melon and cotton aphid
Ηabitat
I1 Arable

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

Impacts
Negative

On cucumber, melon squash, cotton, okra, persimmon, petunia, orange, swiss chard, radish, celery, pomegranate, Easter lily, tangerine, Phaseolus vulgaris, Jacaranda, Malva parviflora, Curcubita pepo, Colocasia, Lamium sp., Hibiscus, Capsella (Georghiou 1977).

Online resource
http://lsid.speciesfile.org/urn:lsid:Aphid.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:12143
Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant on plants (except parasites) – Con Plant
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM
Pathway detail

Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)

References

Morris HM (1937) Injurious insects of Cyprus. Agricultural Department of Cyprus, Bulletin 4 (Ent. Ser. ) 21 pp.

Georghiou GP (1977) The insects and mites of Cyprus. With emphasis on species of economic importance to agriculture, forestry, man and domestic animals. Benaki Phytopathological Institute. Kiphissia, Athens Greece 347 pp.

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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