Sap-sucking crop pests of the order Hemiptera, including aphids, planthoppers, psyllids, whiteflies, mealybugs and shield bugs, which weaken plants by feeding and often carry plant viruses and bacteria. A pest belongs here when its cited article names it as one of these insects. Because they pierce plant tissue and drink sap, many of these insects also carry plant viruses and bacteria from plant to plant, so a small population can cause far larger losses than its feeding alone. Management often combines monitoring, natural enemies, resistant varieties and, where needed, insecticides. This heading gathers them so a visitor can compare how different sap feeders damage different crops.
Aphid, Planthopper and Bug Pests
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Green Peach Aphid (Wikipedia)
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Myzus persicae, known as the green peach aphid, greenfly, or the peach-potato aphid, is a small green aphid belonging to the order Hemiptera.
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Myzus persicae, known as the green peach aphid, greenfly, or the peach-potato aphid, is a small green aphid belonging to the order Hemiptera.
View the Source Spotted Lanternfly (Wikipedia)
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The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a species of planthopper indigenous to parts of China and Vietnam.
Brown Planthopper (Wikipedia)
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The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) is a planthopper species that feeds on rice plants (Oryza sativa L.).
Antestiopsis (Wikipedia)
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Antestiopsis is a genus of shield bug in the tribe Antestiini: commonly known as antestia or variegated coffee bugs.
Dysmicoccus brevipes (Wikipedia)
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Dysmicoccus brevipes is a mealybug.
Silverleaf Whitefly (Wikipedia)
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The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, also informally referred to as the sweet potato whitefly and cotton whitefly) is one of several species of whitefly that are currently important agricultural pests.
Asian Citrus Psyllid (Wikipedia)
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Diaphorina citri, the Asian citrus psyllid, is a sap-sucking, hemipteran bug now in the taxonomic family Liviidae.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Wikipedia)
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The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an insect in the family Pentatomidae, native to China, Japan, Korea, and other Asian regions.
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