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

1. Aphids

1. Aphids - Aphis gossypii and Pentalonia nigronervosa (Aphididae: Hemiptera)

• In Dioseorea floribunda, aphids cause damage to young seedlings as well as leaves and stems of young vines.
  
• As a result, new growth is adversely affected.