| Sugarcane aphid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Melanaphis |
| Species: | M. sacchari |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner, 1897) | |
The sugarcane aphid, (Melanaphis sacchari), is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is mostly found in Saccharum and Sorghum species. The species primarily reproduces via parthenogenesis, although sexual morphs have been discovered in China, Japan, and Mexico - in China the eggs overwinter in the host Miscanthus sacchariflorus.
References
- White, W. H.; Reagan, T. E.; Hall, D. G. (2001). "Melanaphis sacchari (Homoptera: Aphididae), a Sugarcane Pest New to Louisiana". The Florida Entomologist. 84 (3): 435–436. doi:10.2307/3496505. JSTOR 3496505.
- Nibouche, Samuel; Fartek, Benjamin; Mississipi, Stelly; Delatte, Hélène; Reynaud, Bernard; Costet, Laurent (2014). "Low Genetic Diversity in Melanaphis sacchari Aphid Populations at the Worldwide Scale". PLOS ONE. 9 (8): e106067. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j6067N. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106067. PMC 4141858. PMID 25148510.
- Pekarcik, Adrian (2016). "REVIEW OF LITERATURE". Biology and management of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner), a new pest of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.), in Alabama (PDF) (MSc). Auburn University.
- Singh, B.U; Padmaja, P.G; Seetharama, N. (September 2004). "Biology and management of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner) (Homoptera: Aphididae), in sorghum: a review". Crop Protection. 23 (9): 739–755. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2004.01.004.
- http://www.tsusinvasives.org/database/sugar-aphid.html
- Nibouche, S; Fartek, B; Mississipi, S; Delatte, H; Reynaud, B; Costet, L (2014). "Low Genetic Diversity in Melanaphis sacchari Aphid Populations at the Worldwide Scale". PLOS ONE. 9 (8): e106067. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j6067N. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106067. PMC 4141858. PMID 25148510.
- Sharma, Hari C.; Bhagwat, Vitthal R.; Daware, Dinakar G.; Pawar, Dattaji B.; Munghate, Rajendra S.; Sharma, Suraj P.; Kumar, Are Ashok; Reddy, Belum V. S.; Prabhakar, Krishna Bhat; Ambekar, Suresh S.; Gadakh, Sharad R. (2014). "Identification of sorghum genotypes with resistance to the sugarcane aphid Melanaphis sacchari under natural and artificial infestation" (PDF). Plant Breeding. 133: 36–44. doi:10.1111/pbr.12111.
- http://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/Datasheet.aspx?dsid=33256
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| Melanaphis sacchari | |
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