Metopolophium festucae cerealium (Hemiptera: Aphididae), a new addition to the aphid fauna of North America

Authors

Susan E. Halbert, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesFollow
Ying Wu, University of IdahoFollow
Sanford D. Eigenbrode, University of IdahoFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

5-10-2013

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0301: 1-6.

Comments

Published in 2013 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA.Copyright held by the author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License.

Abstract

Metopolophium festucae cerealium (Stroyan) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) was found in wheat fields in the Pacific Northwest in 2011 and 2012. This is the first record of M. f. cerealium in North America. This subspecies can be a serious pest of cereal crops.