A family (Aphididae) of small insects, in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, that suck the juices of plants. Important genera include Schizaphis and Myzus. The latter is known to carry more than 100 virus diseases between plants.

Synonyms: Louse, Plant, txid13261, Lice, Plant, txid13163, Schizaphi, Plant Louses, Plant Lices, Schizaphis, txid27482, Louses, Plant, Aphididae, Myzus, Aphids, Plant Louse, Aphid, Lices, Plant, Plant Lice

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do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111 ,72

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D001042

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