Wooly Aphid / American Blight (सेतो भुवादार लाही कीरा )

Catalogue Type

Plant Pests Catalogue

Scientific Name

Erisoma lanigerum

Family

Aphidadae

Distinguishing Characters

Body is violet coloured and covered by white cotton like fibres.

Host Crop

Apple

Order

Homoptera

Photo of Insect

Photo of Damaged Crop

Description

It causes the damages in Nursery bed. It destroys the soft part of stem, roots and leaves by sucking the vital sap from the tissue.

- In severe case of infestation, few warts can be observed and lead to low production of fruits.