Aulacorthum solani
| Aulacorthum solani | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Aulacorthum |
| Species: | A. solani
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach, 1843)
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Aulacorthum solani, the foxglove aphid or glasshouse-potato aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.
Host
It has one of the broadest host ranges of any aphid in the world, where they both hosts on dicots and monocots.
Economic importance
It is known to be a major insect pest on tomato, peppers, tobacco, celery, carrots, tulip bulbs, cucurbits and legumes.[1]
References
External links
- http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aulacorthum_solani_Glasshouse-potato_aphid_Foxglove_aphid.htm
- Jandricic, S. E.; Mattson, N. S.; Wraight, S. P.; Sanderson, J. P. (2014). "Within-Plant Distribution of Aulacorthum solani (Hemiptera: Aphididae), on Various Greenhouse Plants with Implications for Control". Journal of Economic Entomology. 107 (2): 697–707. doi:10.1603/EC13428. PMID 24772552. S2CID 24829622.
- Sato, Dan; Sugimoto, Masahiro; Akashi, Hiromichi; Tomita, Masaru; Soga, Tomoyoshi (2014). "Comparative metabolite profiling of foxglove aphids (Aulacorthum solani Kaltenbach) on leaves of resistant and susceptible soybean strains". Molecular BioSystems. 10 (4): 909–15. doi:10.1039/c3mb70595a. PMID 24514152.
- Miller, Gary L.; Favret, Colin; Carmichael, Andrew; Voegtlin, David J. (2009). "Is There a Cryptic Species Within Aulacorthum solani (Hemiptera: Aphididae)?". Journal of Economic Entomology. 102 (1): 398–400. doi:10.1603/029.102.0152. PMID 19253661. S2CID 34202404.