Myzus ascalonicus
Species of true bug
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Myzus ascalonicus, the shallot aphid, is an aphid in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.
| Myzus ascalonicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Myzus |
| Species: | M. ascalonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Myzus ascalonicus Doncaster, 1946 | |
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Economic importance
This aphid is known to attack many economically important plants such as cucumber, pumpkin, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, strawberry, Chrysanthemum, and Tulipa.[1]
