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CABBAGE APHID FACTS |
Identification
The Cabbage Aphid is an introduced pest species in Australia. The body is grey to dull green with dark head and thorax and short dark siphunculi (the tubes on the abdomen). They are a common agricultural pest in many parts of Australia.
Size
adults to 2.5mm long
Food
Cabbage Aphids are a pest of brassicas (cabbage family of plants). They are also a pest of canola in some areas and can form dense infestations on the flowering spikes where they suck sap and can reduce crop yield.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Hemiptera | | Family: | Aphididae | | Genus: | Brevicoryne | | Species: | brassicae | | Common Name: | Cabbage Aphid |
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