Aphis

Aphis is a genus of insects in the family Aphididae containing at least 600 species of aphids. It includes many notorious agricultural pests, such as the soybean aphid Aphis glycines. Many species of Aphis, such as A. coreopsidis and A. fabae, are myrmecophiles, forming close associations with ants.

Selected Species

Aphis citricola
Aphis fabae
Aphis sambuci
Aphis sp. on Helleborus niger
Aphis sambuci
Milkweed aphids giving live birth on narrow leaf milkweed. Speeded up twenty times
A European paper wasp preying on Milkweed aphids which are on narrow leaf milkweed. Most scenes are repeated at one-fourth speed.
Milkweed aphids on narrow-leaf milkweed eliminating honeydew. Unlike some aphids, these kick the drop away with their leg
A milkweed aphid on narrow-leaf milkweed is attacked by a hoverfly larvae. It thrashs and release pheromones and sticky wax from its cornicles. Nearby aphids flee. Video played at 4X speed
A milkweed aphid pushes the sticky wax drop from its cornicle against an attacking parasitic wasp, extruding another drop. Two scenes at one-tenth speed. A different aphid has captured a wasp
Hoverfly larva on narrow-leaf milkweed with milkweed aphids, ladybird eggs, and larva. After first minute, shown at four times speed. Larva recorded in early morning prior to sunrise

↑ Remaudière, G.; Remaudière, M. (1997). Catalogue of the World's Aphididae. Techniques et pratiques. Paris: INRA. ISBN 2-7380-0714-7.
↑ Aphid Research Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
↑ Altfeld, L.; Stiling, P. (2006). "Argentine ants strongly affect some but not all common insects on Baccharis halimifolia". Environmental Entomology. 35 (1): 31–36. Bibcode:2006EnvEn..35...31A. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-35.1.31. S2CID 85849541.

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