Pentalonia_nigronervosa

<i>Pentalonia nigronervosa</i>

Pentalonia nigronervosa

Species of true bug

Pentalonia nigronervosa, the banana aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap mainly from Musa species.

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Host plants

Also known to infest Alpinia purpurata, Xanthosoma sp., cardamom, Heliconia sp., tomatoes, taro, Calla, Costus, and Zingiber sp.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Wright, Mark. "Pentalonia nigronervosa". Knowledge Master. University of Hawaiʻi. Retrieved 2020-12-10.


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