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Aulacorthum solani

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Species of true bug

Aulacorthum solani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aphididae
Genus: Aulacorthum
Species: A. solani
Binomial name
Aulacorthum solani
(Kaltenbach, 1843)

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.

References

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  1. "AphID - Aulacorthum solani".

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Taxon identifiers
Aulacorthum solani


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