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*Pest type: Insect  
 
*Pest type: Insect  
*Order:  Coleoptera
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*Order:  Hemiptera
*Scientific name: Otiorhynchus armadillo
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*Scientific name: Myzus persicae
*English name: Vine weevil
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*English name: Peach-potato aphid
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[[Image:ppa1.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Adult – 1.5-2.5mm long]]
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[[Image:ppa2.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Nymph – 1-2mm long]]
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[[Image:ppa3.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Signs of aphid and symptoms of crinkled leaf]]
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[[Image:ppa4.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Secondary symptoms of sooty mould growing on shiny honeydew]]
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'''signs of infestation:'''

Latest revision as of 08:14, 23 March 2006



  • Pest type: Insect
  • Order: Hemiptera
  • Scientific name: Myzus persicae
  • English name: Peach-potato aphid


Peach-potato aphid
Adult – 1.5-2.5mm long
Nymph – 1-2mm long
Signs of aphid and symptoms of crinkled leaf
Secondary symptoms of sooty mould growing on shiny honeydew

signs of infestation: