Aulacorthum solani, the foxglove aphid or glasshouse-potato aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Aulacorthum |
| Species: | A. solani |
| Binomial name | |
| Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach, 1843) | |
Host
It has one of the broadest host ranges of any aphid in the world, where they both hosts on dicots and monocots.
Economic importance
It is known to be a major insect pest on tomato, peppers, tobacco, celery, carrots, tulip bulbs, cucurbits and legumes.[1]
References
External links
- http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aulacorthum_solani_Glasshouse-potato_aphid_Foxglove_aphid.htm
- Jandricic, S. E.; Mattson, N. S.; Wraight, S. P.; Sanderson, J. P. (2014). "Within-Plant Distribution of Aulacorthum solani (Hemiptera: Aphididae), on Various Greenhouse Plants with Implications for Control". Journal of Economic Entomology. 107 (2): 697–707. doi:10.1603/EC13428. PMID 24772552. S2CID 24829622.
- Sato, Dan; Sugimoto, Masahiro; Akashi, Hiromichi; Tomita, Masaru; Soga, Tomoyoshi (2014). "Comparative metabolite profiling of foxglove aphids (Aulacorthum solani Kaltenbach) on leaves of resistant and susceptible soybean strains". Molecular BioSystems. 10 (4): 909–15. doi:10.1039/c3mb70595a. PMID 24514152.
- Miller, Gary L.; Favret, Colin; Carmichael, Andrew; Voegtlin, David J. (2009). "Is There a Cryptic Species Within Aulacorthum solani (Hemiptera: Aphididae)?". Journal of Economic Entomology. 102 (1): 398–400. doi:10.1603/029.102.0152. PMID 19253661. S2CID 34202404.