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Sugarcane Aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) - Melanaphis sacchari
Copyright © 2015 Katherine Parys

Sugarcane Aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) - Melanaphis sacchari
Leland, Washington County, Mississippi, USA
July 9, 2015
Sugarcane aphids on sorghum
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Contributed by Katherine Parys on 31 July, 2015 - 3:40pm
Last updated 8 August, 2015 - 5:23pm

Nice addition to the guide
I see a syrphid fly larva doing its biocontrol job (near the bottom, under the main vein).
… Beatriz Moisset, 10 August, 2015 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

thanks for sharing!
any chance you could add closeup shots showing a single individual (or a small group)?

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 8 August, 2015 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

 
I think I've got some high re
I think I've got some high resolution ones that I can crop down. The color is the identifying feature in terms of them being in sorghum. Do you want me to write something about them for the guide page? shoot me an email.
… Katherine Parys, 9 August, 2015 - 5:56pm login or register to post comments

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