Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae (Sulzer, 1776)
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2017.338 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:86786AB1-4A1A-4A1E-B42B-53B73D66ED60 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3851465 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039F8788-FFCB-FFE3-AB14-FE42144243BE |
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treatment provided by |
Carolina |
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scientific name |
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae (Sulzer, 1776) |
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Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae (Sulzer, 1776) View in CoL
Diagnosis
Aptera 1.2–2.2 mm, almond-shaped, pale yellow to dirty yellow, olive, green, brownish, purple or reddish. For image, see e.g., Albrecht (2015). Siphunculi twice as long as cauda or more, slightly swollen beyond middle. Dioecious, alternating between peach ( Prunus persica ) and plants of more than 40 families. Anholocyclic in the north and in the tropics. Usually in urban environments, also a common indoor pest. Thuja is hardly a true host.
Recorded coniferous hosts
Cupressaceae : Thuja plicata ?
Distribution
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F7 (F1) On thin roots, embedded in wax wool ........................................... Gootiella Tullgren, 1925
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