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Sugarcane Aphid (Melanaphis sacchari)
Photo#1293683
Copyright © 2016
John Schneider
Showing cauda -
Melanaphis sacchari
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
September 17, 2016
Size: ~1 mm BL
Looks like same species as
, but found another individual so I could post some cauda images for expert review.
Edit: First BG closeups for this species.
Images of this individual:
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Contributed by
John Schneider
on 17 September, 2016 - 3:21pm
Last updated 22 May, 2017 - 7:58pm
Moved
Moved from
Aphids
. Thanks, Natalie! Wish it weren't spreading, but happy to have documented it!
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John Schneider
, 17 September, 2016 - 9:01pm
New Texas pest!
Dr. Voetgin IDed this as Melanaphis sacchari. Apparently it is starting to show up in your area.
http://elp.tamu.edu/order-hemiptera-true-bugs-cicadas-aphids-spittlebugs-leafhoppers-plant-hoppers-sharpshooters-whiteflies-aphids-scales-mealybugs/hemiptera-sternorrhyncha-aphididae-melanaphis-sacchari-sugarcane-aphid-e-2/
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Natalie Hernandez
, 17 September, 2016 - 8:45pm