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Image Number: 1435137
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Damage
Description:
They feed on the underside of leaves and cause a downward curl to the leaves. Honeydew, produced by feeding aphids, can fall on open cotton and thus reduce its grade. A sooty mold often develops later on the honeydew.
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Field
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Subject
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hemiptera |
| Suborder: Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: Aphidoidea |
| Family: Aphididae |
| Subfamily: Aphidinae |
| Tribe: Aphidini |
| Genus: Aphis |
| Subject: Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877 |
Host
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Dilleniidae |
| Order: Malvales |
| Family: Malvaceae |
| Genus: Gossypium |
| Subject: Gossypium hirsutum L. |
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Image uploaded:
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Image last updated:
Thursday, May 12, 2011
