Aphis nerii | |
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A colony of Aphis nerii | |
An individual Aphis nerii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Aphididae |
Genus: | Aphis |
Species: | A. nerii
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Binomial name | |
Aphis nerii
Fonscolombe, 1841
[1]
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Synonyms | |
Aphis lutescens Monell, 1879 |
Aphis nerii is an aphid of the family Aphididae. [2] Its common names include oleander aphid, milkweed aphid, [3] sweet pepper aphid, [4] and nerium aphid. [5]
The oleander aphid is widespread in regions with tropical and Mediterranean climates. [6] [7] In Poland, oleander aphid has only been reported from a glasshouse. [8] Small populations of oleander aphid are present in gardens in London, England. [9]
Female aphids lay live young (nymphs), a process known as viviparity. [6] Female aphids reproduce by parthenogenesis, males have never been observed in the wild but have been produced under laboratory conditions. [10] Females may be wingless or winged ( alate), the production of the alate form occurs a higher rate in those regions where it is necessary for oleander aphid to migrate each year on to temporary hosts. [11]
Oleander aphid has a wide range of hosts, but mainly feeds on plants in the dogbane family, including milkweeds, oleander and periwinkle. [9] It is occasionally recorded feeding on plants in the bindweed family, daisy family and spurge family as well as rarely being recorded on Citrus. [12]
Oleander aphid can act as a vector of viruses in the genus Potyvirus and Cucumovirus. The following viruses are known to be vectored by oleander aphid:
Aphis nerii | |
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A colony of Aphis nerii | |
An individual Aphis nerii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Aphididae |
Genus: | Aphis |
Species: | A. nerii
|
Binomial name | |
Aphis nerii
Fonscolombe, 1841
[1]
| |
Synonyms | |
Aphis lutescens Monell, 1879 |
Aphis nerii is an aphid of the family Aphididae. [2] Its common names include oleander aphid, milkweed aphid, [3] sweet pepper aphid, [4] and nerium aphid. [5]
The oleander aphid is widespread in regions with tropical and Mediterranean climates. [6] [7] In Poland, oleander aphid has only been reported from a glasshouse. [8] Small populations of oleander aphid are present in gardens in London, England. [9]
Female aphids lay live young (nymphs), a process known as viviparity. [6] Female aphids reproduce by parthenogenesis, males have never been observed in the wild but have been produced under laboratory conditions. [10] Females may be wingless or winged ( alate), the production of the alate form occurs a higher rate in those regions where it is necessary for oleander aphid to migrate each year on to temporary hosts. [11]
Oleander aphid has a wide range of hosts, but mainly feeds on plants in the dogbane family, including milkweeds, oleander and periwinkle. [9] It is occasionally recorded feeding on plants in the bindweed family, daisy family and spurge family as well as rarely being recorded on Citrus. [12]
Oleander aphid can act as a vector of viruses in the genus Potyvirus and Cucumovirus. The following viruses are known to be vectored by oleander aphid: