Aphidini
Latreille, 1802
Tribe Guides
2Aphidini is a tribe of aphids within the Aphidinae, containing approximately 30 divided into two subtribes: Aphidina and Rhopalosiphina. The tribe includes economically significant genera such as Aphis (containing the black bean aphid and cotton aphid) and Rhopalosiphum (containing the bird cherry-oat aphid and green peach aphid). Members are small, soft-bodied sap-feeding insects with complex often involving alternation between primary woody hosts and secondary herbaceous hosts.
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How to pronounce Aphidini: //ˌæfɪˈdaɪnaɪ//
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Human Relevance
Several within Aphidini contain major agricultural pests. Aphis gossypii (cotton aphid) and Aphis fabae (black bean aphid) cause direct feeding damage and transmit plant viruses to crops. Rhopalosiphum padi (bird cherry-oat aphid) is a principal of barley yellow dwarf virus in cereal crops. Hyalopterus pruni (mealy plum aphid) infests stone fruits. The economic impact of these drives extensive research on and strategies.