Aphis fabae
Bean Aphid | |
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Type: | Insect |
Binomial: | Aphis fabae |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Metamorphosis: | Simple |
Damaging stages: | Nymph through adult |
Diseases vectored: | Viruses |
The Bean Aphid is most notable as an agricultural pest of beans, but also feeds on a wide variety of garden plants, both woody and herbaceous.
DescriptionEdit
Dark-colored aphids.Black or dark green in colour. Legs and antennae are yellow in colour. Bulbous abdomen and cornicles on the abdomen.
Symptoms and SignsEdit
Leaf-curling, sooty mold.