Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch, 1856)
corn leaf aphid
on Poaceae
Zea mays, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 1.ix.2013 © László Érsek
colony
ant attendannce
Sorghum bicolor, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 13.ix.2013 © László Érsek
colony
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parasite
Apterae 1-2 mm, oval, yellowish green dark olive green or bluish green, sometimes dusted with wax, with short dark siphunculi. They live on the young leaves and in the inflorescence.
host plants
Poaceae, broadly oligophagous
Arundo donax; Avena fatua, sativa; Cenchrus ciliaris; Ceratochloa cathartica; Digitaria sanguinalis; Echinochloa crus-galli; Hordeum murinum, vulgare & subsp. distichon; Oryza sativa; Panicum capillare; Paspalum distichum; Phragmites australis; Saccharum; Secale; Setaria pumila, viridis; Sorghum bicolor, halepense; Triticum aestivum, turgidum subsp. durum; Zea mays.
Occasionally on Cyperaceae and Typhaceae
notes
Asiatic in origin, cannot survive the winter outdoors in more northern regions.
references
Barbagallo, Binazzi, Pennacchio & Pollini (2011a), Barbagallo & Massimino Cocuzza (2014a), Barbagallo & Pollini (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2017), Buhr (1965a), Heie (1986a), Hellrigl (2004a), Lampel & Meier (2007a), Mier Durante & Nieto Nafría (1983a), Mifsud, Mangion, Azzopardi ao (2011a), Nieto Nafría, Carnero Hernández & Mier Durante (1977a), Nieto Nafría & Mier Durante (1982a), Nieto Nafría, Mier Durante, García Prieto & Pérez Hidalgo (2005a), Nieto Nafría & de Benito Dorrego (1976a), Nieto Nafría, Muñoz Martínez & Mier Durante (1987a), Pérez Hidalgo, Martínez Peláez & Nieto Nafría (2001a), Petrović (1998a), Seco Fernández, Mier Durante, Blaso Zumeta & Nieto Nafrîa (1998a), Suay Cano & González Funes (1998a), Tambs-Lyche (1971a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).