Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops (2+1)

3. Tea Aphid

3. Tea Aphid -Toxoptera aurantii Boyen. (Aphididae: Hemiptera)

Damage

• Colonies of dark brown to black aphid desap the tender stem, underside of young leaves and buds.
  
• The infested leaves curl and crinckle.
  
• Sooty mould develops on the leaves due to honeydew secretion of the aphid.