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Species Aphis glycines - Soybean Aphid

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)
Superfamily Aphidoidea
Family Aphididae (Aphids)
Subfamily Aphidinae
Tribe Aphidini
Subtribe Aphidina
Genus Aphis
No Taxon (Subgenus Aphis)
Species glycines (Soybean Aphid)
Explanation of Names
Aphis glycines Matsumura 1917
Size
<2 mm
Range
Native to E. Asia, introduced to NA (1990s) and widespread in e. US, esp. Midwest(1) (found in PA in 2001)
Food
Soybean is secondary host. They overwinter on their primary host, buckthorn (Rhamnus spp.)
Remarks
Major pest of soybean. Fields close to buckthorn plants (the overwintering plant) tend to suffer worse infestations.
Some natural enemies are ladybeetles, lacewings, pirate bugs, predatory flies, and entomopathogenic (insect disease-causing) fungi
Internet References
species page(2)
Fact sheet (Hammond et al. 2014)(3)
Works Cited
1.Adventive aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of America north of Mexico
Foottit R.G., Halbert S.E., Miller G.L., Maw E., Russell L.M. 2006. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 108: 583-610.
2.Dransfield B., Brightwell B. (yyyy) InfluentialPoints.com (Aphid identification resources & more)
3.Ohio State University Extension fact sheets
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 26 July, 2006 - 1:25pm
Additional contributions by ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 31 May, 2023 - 7:29pm

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