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Datasheet

Myzus persicae (green peach aphid)

Summary

  • Last modified
  • 10 February 2017
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Invasive Species
  • Pest
  • Vector of Plant Pest
  • Natural Enemy
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Myzus persicae
  • Preferred Common Name
  • green peach aphid
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta

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Myzus persicae (green peach aphid); an alate (winged) adult, an important vector of plum pox virus.
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Myzus persicae (green peach aphid); an alate (winged) adult, an important vector of plum pox virus.
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Myzus persicae Sulzer (1776)

Preferred Common Name

  • green peach aphid

Other Scientific Names

  • Aphis convolvuli Kaltenbach, 1843
  • Aphis cynoglossi Walker, 1848
  • Aphis derelicta Walker, 1849
  • Aphis dianthi Schrank, 1801
  • Aphis dubia Curtis, 1842
  • Aphis egressa Walker, 1849
  • Aphis malvae Mosl., 1841
  • Aphis persicae Sulzer, 1776
  • Aphis persiciphila
  • Aphis persola Walker, 1848
  • Aphis rapae Curtis, 1842
  • Aphis redundans Walker, 1849 sec. Laing, 1925
  • Aphis suffragans Walker, 1848
  • Aphis tuberoscellae
  • Aphis vastator
  • Aphis vulgaris Kyber, 1815 (sec. Walker)
  • Aulacorthum convolvuli
  • Myzodes persicae (Sulzer)
  • Myzodes tabaci Mordvilko, 1914
  • Myzoides persicae
  • Myzus dianthi (Schrank)
  • Myzus malvae Oestl., 1886 (sec. Theob.)
  • Myzus nicotianae Blackman
  • Myzus pergandei Sanders, 1901 sec. Patch
  • Myzus persicae var. cerastii Theobald
  • Myzus persicae var. sanguisorbella Theobald, 1926
  • Nectarosiphon persicae (Sulzer)
  • Phorodon cynoglossi Williams, 1891 sec. Davis, 1911
  • Phorodon persicae (Sulzer)
  • Rhopalosiphum betae Theobald, 1913
  • Rhopalosiphum calthae Koch, 1854
  • Rhopalosiphum dianthi
  • Rhopalosiphum lactucellum Theobald, 1915
  • Rhopalosiphum lactucellum
  • Rhopalosiphum persicae
  • Rhopalosiphum solani Theobald, 1912 nonKalt, 1843
  • Rhopalosiphum tuberosellae Theobald, 1922
  • Rhopalosiphum tulipae Thos., 1879 sec. Davis, 1911
  • Siphonophora achyrantes Mon., 1879
  • Siphonophora nasturtii Koch, 1855

International Common Names

  • English: cabbage aphid; green sesame aphid; peach aphid; peach curl aphid; peach-potato aphid; potato aphid; tobacco aphid
  • Spanish: afido amarillo del tabaco; afido verde; afido verdoso; pulgón verde; pulgón verde del melocotonero
  • French: puceron des carottes; puceron gris du pecher; puceron vert du pêcher
  • Portuguese: pulgao verde do pessegueiro

Local Common Names

  • Argentina: pulgón verde del duraznero
  • Brazil: pulgao verde da batatinha
  • Denmark: ferskenbladlus
  • Dominican Republic: melaito; melaito verde
  • Finland: persikkakirva; perunakirva
  • Germany: Bocksdorn-Blattlaus; Gruene Pfirsichblattlaus; Nelken-Blattlaus
  • Israel: knimat haafarsek
  • Italy: afide verde del pesco
  • Japan: momoaka-aburamusi
  • Netherlands: Groene Perzikbladluis; Groene Tabaksluis
  • Norway: ferskenbladlus
  • Sweden: persikbladlus
  • Turkey: seftali yaprak biti

EPPO code

  • MYZUPE (Myzus persicae)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Hemiptera
  •                         Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
  •                             Superfamily: Aphidoidea
  •                                 Family: Aphididae
  •                                     Genus: Myzus
  •                                         Species: Myzus persicae

Notes on Taxonomy and Nomenclature

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Myzus persicae was first described by Sulzer in 1776 as Aphis persicae. Its numerous synonyms are listed by Börner (1952) and Remaudiere and Remaudiere (1997) and taxonomy is reviewed by Blackman and Paterson (1986) and Blackman (1986). The name M. persicae as applied here refers to a complex of sibling species and host plant races, including the tobacco-adapted form, described by Blackman (1986) as a separate species (M. nicotanae); this needs to be borne in mind when designing control strategies.

Description

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Adult wingless parthenogenetic females are oval-bodied, 1.2-2.1 mm in body length, of very variable colour; whitish green, pale yellow green, grey green, mid-green, dark green, pink or red. The tobacco form (nicotianae) varies even more and can also be bright yellow, or almost black. Apart from genetically determined colour variation, any one genotype will be more deeply pigmented green or magenta in cold conditions. Immature stages are quite shiny, but adults are less so. Winged morphs have a black central dorsal patch on the abdomen. Immatures of the winged females are often pink or red, especially in autumn populations, and immature males are yellowish (Blackman and Eastop, 1985).

Distinguishing characters of the M. persicae group with a hand lens or under the microscope are the convergent inner faces of the antennal tubercles in dorsal view, and the very slightly clavate siphunculi, which are usually dark-tipped and about as long as the terminal process of the antenna.

M. persicae alate virginoparae from populations derived from overwintering eggs on Prunus have cylindrical cornicles, whereas those from populations derived from overwintering virginoparae are clavate.

Distribution

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M. persicae is probably of Asian origin, like its primary host plant (Prunus persica) but now occurs everywhere in the world except where there are extremes of temperature or humidity.

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

AfghanistanPresentCIE, 1979
ArmeniaPresentCIE, 1979
AzerbaijanPresentCIE, 1979
BangladeshPresentCIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987
BhutanPresentAgarwala, 1983
CambodiaPresentCIE, 1979
ChinaPresentAPPPC, 1987
-BeijingPresentWang et al., 2009
-FujianPresentCIE, 1979
-GansuPresentHu et al., 2004
-GuangdongPresentCIE, 1979
-GuizhouPresentGu et al., 2006
-HebeiPresentHu et al., 2004
-HeilongjiangPresentCheng et al., 1992
-HenanPresentLiu et al., 2000
-Hong KongPresentCIE, 1979
-HubeiPresentCIE, 1979
-HunanPresentCIE, 1979
-JiangsuPresentCIE, 1979
-LiaoningPresentCIE, 1979
-ShaanxiPresentLi et al., 1992
-ShandongPresentCIE, 1979
-ShanghaiPresentWang et al., 2000
-SichuanPresentCIE, 1979
-XinjiangPresentCIE, 1979
-YunnanPresentSong et al., 2006
-ZhejiangPresentCIE, 1979
GazaPresentCIE, 1979
Georgia (Republic of)PresentCIE, 1979
IndiaWidespreadGhosh, 1975
-Andhra PradeshPresentKumar et al., 2001
-BiharPresentRam & Kishore Parihar, 2002
-ChhattisgarhPresentPatel & Thakur, 2005
-GujaratPresentTrivedi et al., 2002
-HaryanaPresentLakra, 2004
-Himachal PradeshPresentCIE, 1979
-Indian PunjabPresentDaljeet et al., 2004
-Jammu and KashmirPresentVerma & Das, 1992
-KarnatakaPresentKumar et al., 2010
-Madhya PradeshPresentPokhraj et al., 2005
-MaharashtraPresentCIE, 1979
-ManipurPresentShantibala et al., 2007
-OdishaPresentMandal & Patnaik, 2006
-RajasthanPresentGupta & Yadava, 1990
-SikkimPresentDeka et al., 2014
-Tamil NaduPresentCIE, 1979
-Uttar PradeshPresentCIE, 1979
-UttarakhandPresentArvind et al., 2009
-UttarakhandPresentRashmi et al., 2008
-UttarakhandPresentTrivedi et al., 2002
-West BengalPresentBiswas & Mandal, 1992; CIE, 1979
IndonesiaPresentWaterhouse, 1993
-JavaPresentCIE, 1979
-SumatraPresentCIE, 1979
IranPresentCIE, 1979
IraqPresentCIE, 1979
IsraelPresentCIE, 1979
JapanPresentAPPPC, 1987
-HokkaidoPresentCIE, 1979
-HonshuPresentCIE, 1979
-KyushuPresentCIE, 1979
-Ryukyu ArchipelagoPresentCIE, 1979
-ShikokuPresentCIE, 1979
JordanPresentCIE, 1979
KazakhstanPresentLoebenstein & Manadilova, 2003
Korea, DPRPresentCIE, 1979
Korea, Republic ofPresentCIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987
KyrgyzstanPresentGabrid, 1989
LaosPresentWaterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979
LebanonPresentCIE, 1979
MalaysiaPresentWaterhouse, 1993
MongoliaPresentCIE, 1979
MyanmarPresentWaterhouse, 1993
NepalPresentCIE, 1979
PakistanPresentCIE, 1979
PhilippinesPresentWaterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979
Saudi ArabiaPresentCIE, 1979
SingaporePresentWaterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987
Sri LankaPresentCIE, 1979
SyriaPresentCIE, 1979
TaiwanWidespreadCIE, 1979; Tao, 1991
ThailandPresentWaterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987
TurkeyPresentCIE, 1979
TurkmenistanPresentCIE, 1979
UzbekistanPresentCIE, 1979
VietnamPresentWaterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987
YemenPresentCIE, 1979

AFRICA

AlgeriaPresentCIE, 1979
AngolaPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
BeninPresentMillar, 1994; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
BurundiPresentMillar, 1994; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
CameroonPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979
Central African RepublicPresentMillar, 1994; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
CongoPresentMillar, 1994
Congo Democratic RepublicPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
Côte d'IvoirePresentMillar, 1994; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1984
EgyptPresentCIE, 1979
EthiopiaPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
GhanaPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
KenyaPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
LibyaPresentCIE, 1979
MadagascarPresentCIE, 1979
MalawiPresentCIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985; Millar, 1984
MauritiusPresentCIE, 1979
MoroccoPresentCIE, 1979
MozambiquePresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
NigeriaPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
RéunionPresentCIE, 1979
RwandaPresentMillar, 1994; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
Saint HelenaPresentCIE, 1979
SeychellesPresentCIE, 1979
Sierra LeonePresentCIE, 1979
South AfricaPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
Spain
-Canary IslandsPresentCIE, 1979
SudanPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
TanzaniaPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
TunisiaPresentCIE, 1979
UgandaPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
ZambiaPresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
ZimbabwePresentMillar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985

NORTH AMERICA

BermudaPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
CanadaWidespreadCIE, 1979
-AlbertaPresentCIE, 1979
-British ColumbiaPresentCIE, 1979
-ManitobaPresentCIE, 1979
-New BrunswickPresentCIE, 1979
-Newfoundland and LabradorPresentCIE, 1979
-Nova ScotiaPresentCIE, 1979
-OntarioPresentCIE, 1979
-Prince Edward IslandPresentCIE, 1979
-QuebecPresentCIE, 1979
-SaskatchewanPresentCIE, 1979
MexicoPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
USA
-ArizonaPresentCIE, 1979; UC, 1986
-ArkansasPresentHander et al., 1993
-CaliforniaPresentCIE, 1979
-ColoradoPresentCIE, 1979; UC, 1986
-ConnecticutPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-DelawarePresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-FloridaPresentCIE, 1979
-GeorgiaPresentCIE, 1979
-HawaiiPresentCIE, 1979
-IdahoPresentSmith & Parron, 1978; Kish et al., 1994
-IllinoisPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-IndianaPresentCIE, 1979
-IowaPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-KansasPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-KentuckyPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-LouisianaPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-MainePresentCIE, 1979
-MarylandPresentCIE, 1979
-MassachusettsPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-MichiganPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-MinnesotaPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-MississippiPresentCIE, 1979
-MissouriPresentCIE, 1979
-MontanaPresentCIE, 1979; UC, 1986
-NebraskaPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-NevadaPresentUC, 1986; CIE, 1978
-New JerseyPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-New MexicoPresentUC, 1986
-New YorkPresentCIE, 1979
-North CarolinaPresentCIE, 1979
-North DakotaPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-OhioPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-OklahomaPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-OregonPresentCIE, 1979; UC, 1986
-PennsylvaniaPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-South CarolinaPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-TennesseePresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-TexasPresentCIE, 1979
-UtahPresentCIE, 1979; UC, 1986
-VirginiaPresentSmith & Parron, 1978
-WashingtonPresentCIE, 1979
-West VirginiaPresentSmith & Parron, 1978; Kaakeh & Hogmire, 1991
-WisconsinPresentSmith & Parron, 1978

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

BahamasPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979
BarbadosPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
Costa RicaPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
CubaPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
Dominican RepublicPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
El SalvadorPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
GuatemalaPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
HondurasPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
JamaicaPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
PanamaPresentRemaudiere et al., 1991; CIE, 1979
Puerto RicoPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979

SOUTH AMERICA

ArgentinaWidespreadSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
BoliviaPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
BrazilWidespreadSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
-BahiaPresentSigaran Tarrago et al., 1994
-Espirito SantoPresentMartins et al., 2016
-Mato GrossoPresentMichelotto & Busoli, 2003
-Minas GeraisPresentCIE, 1979
-ParanaPresentCIE, 1979
-Rio de JaneiroPresentCIE, 1979
-Rio Grande do SulPresentCIE, 1979
-Santa CatarinaPresentCIE, 1979
-Sao PauloPresentCIE, 1979
ChilePresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
-Easter IslandPresentCIE, 1979
ColombiaPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
EcuadorPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
PeruPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
SurinamePresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
UruguayPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
VenezuelaPresentSmith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979

EUROPE

AlbaniaPresentBalliu & Cota, 2007
AustriaPresentCIE, 1979
BelarusPresentPrishchepa et al., 2003
BelgiumPresentCIE, 1979
Bosnia-HercegovinaPresentMusa et al., 2003
BulgariaPresentCIE, 1979
CroatiaPresentCuljak et al., 2008
CyprusWidespreadCIE, 1979
Czech RepublicPresentMuška, 2007
Czechoslovakia (former)PresentCIE, 1979
DenmarkWidespreadCIE, 1979; Heie, 1994
FinlandPresentCIE, 1979; Heie, 1994
FranceWidespreadCIE, 1979
GermanyWidespreadCIE, 1979
GibraltarPresentCIE, 1979
GreecePresentCIE, 1979
HungaryPresentCIE, 1979
IrelandPresentCIE, 1979
ItalyPresentCIE, 1979
LatviaPresentCIE, 1979
LithuaniaPresentCIE, 1979
MacedoniaPresentMargaritopoulos et al., 2002
MaltaPresentCIE, 1979
MoldovaPresentVereshchagin et al., 1985
MontenegroPresentRadonjic & Hrncic, 2011
NetherlandsPresentCIE, 1979
NorwayPresentCIE, 1979; Heie, 1994
PolandPresentCIE, 1979
PortugalPresentCIE, 1979
-AzoresPresentIlharco, 1982
-MadeiraPresentNieto Nafria et al., 1977
RomaniaPresentCIE, 1979
Russian Federation
-Central RussiaPresentCIE, 1979
-Russia (Europe)PresentCIE, 1979
-Russian Far EastPresentCIE, 1979
SerbiaPresentPeric et al., 2009
SlovakiaPresentPajmon, 1997; CIE, 1979
SpainWidespreadCIE, 1979
-Balearic IslandsPresentNieto Nafria et al., 1977
SwedenPresentCIE, 1979; Heie, 1994
SwitzerlandWidespreadCIE, 1979
UKWidespreadCIE, 1979
-England and WalesPresentParker, 2005
UkrainePresentCIE, 1979
Yugoslavia (former)PresentCIE, 1979

OCEANIA

Australia
-Australian Northern TerritoryPresentCIE, 1979
-New South WalesPresentCIE, 1979
-QueenslandPresentCIE, 1979
-South AustraliaPresentCIE, 1979
-TasmaniaPresentCIE, 1979
-VictoriaPresentCIE, 1979
-Western AustraliaPresentCIE, 1979
FijiPresentCIE, 1979
New CaledoniaPresentCIE, 1979
New ZealandPresentCIE, 1979
Northern Mariana IslandsPresentCIE, 1979
Solomon IslandsPresentCIE, 1979
TongaPresentCarver et al., 1993

Risk of Introduction

Top of pageAerial dispersal of winged forms over long distance is the main mode of dispersal of this cosmopolitan pest. However, phytosanitary measures are important to stop the spread of virus-infected planting material (for example, seed potatoes) from which native aphid vectors could spread subsequently.

Habitat

Top of pageOpen vegetation; crops and herbaceous plants in open situations. Peach orchards.

Hosts/Species Affected

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The winter (primary) host of M. persicae is almost invariably Prunus persica (peach), including var. nectarina; sometimes P. nigra in USA, and possibly P. tenella, P. nana, P. serotina, P. americana and peach-almond hybrids. It is not clear whether the sexual part of the life-cycle is completed on species other than P. persica and P. nigra.

M. persicae is highly polyphagous on summer hosts, which are in over 40 different families, including Brassicaceae, Solanaceae, Poaceae, Leguminosae, Cyperaceae, Convolvulaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Compositae, Cucurbitaceae and Umbelliferae. Summer hosts include many economically important plants.

Host Plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Abelmoschus esculentus (okra)MalvaceaeOther
AleuritesEuphorbiaceaeOther
Aloe (grey alder)AloaceaeOther
Anchusa (Bugloss)BoraginaceaeWild host
Anethum graveolens (dill)ApiaceaeOther
Anthriscus (chervil)ApiaceaeWild host
Antirrhinum (snapdragon)ScrophulariaceaeWild host
Apium graveolens (celery)ApiaceaeMain
AraceaeAraceaeMain
Arachis hypogaea (groundnut)FabaceaeMain
Armoracia rusticana (horseradish)BrassicaceaeMain
Artemisia (wormwoods)AsteraceaeWild host
Asparagus officinalis (asparagus)LiliaceaeMain
Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera (sugarbeet)ChenopodiaceaeMain
BrassicaBrassicaceaeMain
Brassica oleracea (cabbages, cauliflowers)BrassicaceaeUnknown
Brassica oleracea var. viridis (collards)BrassicaceaeOther
Brassica rapa cultivar group CaixinBrassicaceaeOther
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis (Chinese cabbage)BrassicaceaeMain
Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea)FabaceaeMain
Capsella bursa-pastoris (shepherd's purse)BrassicaceaeWild host
Capsicum (peppers)SolanaceaeMain
Capsicum annuum (bell pepper)SolanaceaeMain
Carica papaya (pawpaw)CaricaceaeMain
Carthamus tinctorius (safflower)AsteraceaeOther
Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)ApocynaceaeOther
Chenopodium (Goosefoot)ChenopodiaceaeWild host
Chenopodium quinoa (quinoa)ChenopodiaceaeOther
Chrysanthemum (daisy)AsteraceaeMain
Chrysanthemum indicum (chrysanthemum)AsteraceaeOther
Cichorium intybus (chicory)AsteraceaeMain
Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)CucurbitaceaeMain
CitrusRutaceaeMain
Colocasia esculenta (taro)AraceaeMain
Convallaria majalis (lily of the valley)LiliaceaeOther
Convolvulus (morning glory)ConvolvulaceaeWild host
Coriandrum sativum (coriander)ApiaceaeMain
Crocus sativus (saffron)IridaceaeOther
Cucumis (melons, cucuimbers, gerkins)CucurbitaceaeMain
Cucurbita (pumpkin)CucurbitaceaeMain
Cucurbita moschata (pumpkin)CucurbitaceaeOther
Cucurbita pepo (marrow)CucurbitaceaeOther
Cuminum cyminum (cumin)ApiaceaeMain
Cydonia oblonga (quince)RosaceaeOther
Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (globe artichoke)AsteraceaeMain
Cyphomandra betacea (tree tomato)SolanaceaeOther
DahliaAsteraceaeOther
Daucus carota (carrot)ApiaceaeMain
Dianthus (carnation)CaryophyllaceaeOther
Dianthus caryophyllus (carnation)CaryophyllaceaeMain
Euphorbia (spurges)EuphorbiaceaeWild host
Foeniculum vulgare (fennel)ApiaceaeOther
Fragaria chiloensis (Chilean strawberry)RosaceaeMain
Gladiolus hybrids (sword lily)IridaceaeOther
Glycine max (soyabean)FabaceaeOther
Gossypium (cotton)MalvaceaeMain
Hemerocallis (daylilies)LiliaceaeOther
Hordeum vulgare (barley)PoaceaeMain
Humulus lupulus (hop)CannabaceaeOther
Impatiens (balsam)BalsaminaceaeWild host
Indigofera (indigo)FabaceaeOther
Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato)ConvolvulaceaeMain
Iris (irises)IridaceaeOther
Lactuca sativa (lettuce)AsteraceaeMain
Lavandula angustifolia (lavender)LamiaceaeOther
Lepidium sativum (garden cress)BrassicaceaeOther
Lepidium virginicum (Virginian peppercress)BrassicaceaeOther
Lilium (lily)LiliaceaeOther
Lolium (ryegrasses)PoaceaeMain
Lolium multiflorum (Italian ryegrass)PoaceaeWild host
Lupinus (lupins)FabaceaeMain
Malus domestica (apple)RosaceaeMain
Malva (mallow)MalvaceaeWild host
MatthiolaBrassicaceaeOther
Medicago sativa (lucerne)FabaceaeMain
Mentha (mints)LamiaceaeOther
Narcissus (daffodil)LiliaceaeOther
Nasturtium officinale (watercress)BrassicaceaeOther
Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)SolanaceaeMain
Origanum majorana (sweet marjoram)LamiaceaeMain
Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)PapaveraceaeMain
Passiflora edulis (passionfruit)PassifloraceaeOther
Pastinaca sativa (parsnip)ApiaceaeMain
Persea americana (avocado)LauraceaeOther
Petroselinum (parsley)ApiaceaeMain
Phaseolus (beans)FabaceaeMain
Pisum sativum (pea)FabaceaeOther
Poa (meadow grass)PoaceaeMain
Prunus (stone fruit)RosaceaeMain
Prunus amygdalusRosaceaeOther
Prunus armeniaca (apricot)RosaceaeMain
Prunus mume (Japanese apricot tree)RosaceaeOther
Prunus nanaRosaceaeOther
Prunus nigra (Canada plumtree)RosaceaeOther
Prunus persica (peach)RosaceaeMain
Prunus serotina (black cherry)RosaceaeOther
Psidium guajava (guava)MyrtaceaeOther
Punica granatum (pomegranate)PunicaceaeOther
Raphanus sativus (radish)BrassicaceaeMain
Rhus (Sumach)AnacardiaceaeOther
Rosa (roses)RosaceaeOther
Rumex acetosa var. hortensis (garden sorrel)PolygonaceaeOther
Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane)PoaceaeMain
Secale cereale (rye)PoaceaeOther
Senecio (Groundsel)AsteraceaeWild host
Senecio vulgarisAsteraceaeWild host
Sesamum indicum (sesame)PedaliaceaeMain
Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)SolanaceaeMain
Solanum melongena (aubergine)SolanaceaeMain
Solanum nigrum (black nightshade)SolanaceaeOther
Solanum tuberosum (potato)SolanaceaeMain
Spinacia oleracea (spinach)ChenopodiaceaeMain
Trifolium (clovers)FabaceaeMain
Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek)FabaceaeOther
Triticum (wheat)PoaceaeMain
Tulipa (tulip)LiliaceaeOther
Vicia (vetch)FabaceaeMain
Vigna unguiculata (cowpea)FabaceaeOther
Zea mays (maize)PoaceaeMain

Growth Stages

Top of pageFlowering stage, Post-harvest, Seedling stage, Vegetative growing stage

Symptoms

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Effect of infestation depends greatly on host plant and transmitted viruses. Spring populations on peach cause severe leaf curl and shoot distortion. In potato, PLRV symptoms are leaf rolling and tuber stem necrosis. In sugarbeet, beet yellows viruses (BYV, BYDV, BWYV) cause yellowing in older leaves, chlorotic spotting, and thickening of the leaves, which become leathery and brittle.

On many crop plants (for example, potato, brassicas, sugarbeet) M. persicae only occurs at low densities, particularly on older leaves. Large colonies of the tobacco form (nicotianae) occur on growing stems and younger leaves.

Symptoms List

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SignLife StagesType

Growing point

external feeding

Inflorescence

external feeding

Leaves

abnormal colours
abnormal patterns
honeydew or sooty mould
honeydew or sooty mould
honeydew or sooty mould
leaves rolled or folded
necrotic areas
necrotic areas

Stems

external feeding

Whole plant

dwarfing
wilt

Biology and Ecology

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M. persicae is heteroecious holocyclic (host alternating, with sexual reproduction during part of life-cycle) between Prunus (usually peach) and summer host plants, but anholocyclic on secondary (summer) hosts in many parts of the world where peach is absent, and where a mild climate permits active stages to survive throughout the winter. It is usually anholocyclic in tropics and sub-tropics, with exceptions: for example, Ghosh and Verma (1990) reported apterous oviparous females of M. persicae for the first time from India, collected on Prunus persica. Blackman (1974) discussed the life-cycle variability of M. persicae on a worldwide basis.

For host-alternating populations, in spring, winged female emigrants (alate virginoparae) produced from the fundatrices migrate to summer hosts. A series of generations of wingless (apterous) and alate virginoparae are produced viviparously by thelytokous (all-female) parthenogenesis. These develop on summer hosts until reduced daylength (critical photoperiod between 12.5 and 14 hours in Europe), in conjunction with temperature below a certain threshold, induces autumn migrants (gynoparae) which migrate back to peach. Gynoparae will attempt to colonize a range of trees and shrubs, but the sexual part of the cycle is only completed on Prunus persica and close relatives. Gynoparae produce oviparae (mating females) that feed and develop on peach leaves. Males are produced after gynoparae (1 month later in a study from Italy) on the summer hosts, and migrate independently to peach, where they mate with the oviparae, which by then have become adult. Males appear to be attracted by sex pheromone released by sexual females, and are also attracted to the odour of the winter host (Tamaki et al., 1970). Oviparae lay 4-13 eggs, usually in crevices around and in axillary buds. Up to 20,000 eggs may occur per P. persica tree, although 4000 is around average, with large variation between trees (van Emden et al., 1969). The eggs overwinter in diapause, requiring a period of chilling to develop, and are extremely cold resistant (surviving temperatures as low as -46°C). Hatching coincides with swelling of flower buds, which provide food for first fundatrices. High fundatrix mortality may occur (van Emden et al., 1969). Fundatrigeniae feed on opened buds, flowers and soft shoots of the peach tree. Winged female emigrants are produced in the second generation after the fundatrix, but production of wingless females may continue for several generations, with increasing numbers of emigrants being produced as the nutritional suitability of the peach tree declines.

On the summer hosts, populations tend to be dispersed. M. persicae tends to feed on older senescing leaves, often along the leaf veins. van Emden et al. (1969) described how a range of host-plant variables affected aphid development and fecundity. Plant nutrition is a factor in the induction of winged forms, along with temperature, but there is also a strong genetic component. In laboratory experiments, low temperature promoted, while high temperature tended to suppress, the development of winged forms. Kuo (1991) described development and reproduction on radishes and potatoes at six constant temperatures (5-30°C) in the laboratory. M. persicae is relatively cold resistant. Howling et al. (1994) described mortality of aphids at various cold temperatures and their results suggested that an acclimatized overwintering population of M. persicae would persist without significant mortality after a period of 7-10 days with -5°C frosts each night.

Between six and eight generations developed on sugar-beet plants during the growing season in the Czech Republic, wheras 10-25 generations a year were possible on potatoes in southwestern USA. Wingless parthenogenetic females produce 30-80 progeny each. Higher growth rates have been observed on virus-infested plants. Winged females alight fairly indiscriminately on summer hosts, as expected for a polyphagous species, although they have a landing preference on yellow and yellow-green surfaces. Decreased departure rates account for accumulation on favoured hosts.

M. persicae has 2n=12 chromosomes normally, but a form heterozygous for a chromosomal translocation is worldwide and common (Blackman et al., 1978). M. persicae is a highly variable species; strains, races and biotypes have been distinguished by morphology, colour, biology, host-plant preference, ability to transmit viruses and insecticide resistance (van Emden et al., 1969). A distinct form of M. persicae (=nicotianae Blackman) occurs throughout most of the world on tobacco (Blackman, 1986; Takada and Tamura, 1987). Hybridisation in a region where the two forms both have a sexual phase on peach may account for the fact that both now have the same genes for insecticide resistance (Field et al., 1994). Remaudiere et al. (1991) reported a winged viviparous albino of M. persicae from South America.

The literature on M. persicae is probably larger than for any other aphid species. Major reviews of this aphid include those by van Emden et al. (1969) and Mackauer and Way (1976).

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Acridotheres tristisPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Adalia bipunctataPredatorAdults/NymphsFinland; France
Agonum dorsalePredatorAdults/Nymphs
Allothrombium pulvinusParasite
Alloxysta discretaParasite
Anisosticta novemdecimpunctataPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Anomalochrysa maclachlaniPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Anthocoris gallarumulmiPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Anthocoris nemorumPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Anthocoris sibiricusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Aphelinus abdominalisParasiteNymphsFrance
Aphelinus asychisParasiteNymphsFrance
Aphelinus maliParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Aphelinus semiflavusParasiteNymphs
Aphidencyrtus aphidivorusParasite
Aphidius colemaniParasiteNymphsTamil Nadu
Aphidius erviParasiteAdults/NymphsChile; Moroccopeaches; potatoes
Aphidius funebrisParasite
Aphidius gifuensisParasiteNymphsYunnan
Aphidius matricariaeParasiteNymphsFrance; Poland; Romania; UK; USA; USSRpeaches
Aphidius nigripesParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Aphidius picipesParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Aphidius rhopalosiphiParasiteAdults/NymphsChile
Aphidius rosaeParasite
Aphidius similisParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Aphidius sonchiParasite
Aphidius urticaeParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Aphidius uzbekistanicusParasiteAdults/NymphsChile
Aphidoletes aphidimyzaPredatorAdults/NymphsHeilongjiang; Russia; USSR
Asaphes lucensParasite
Bacillus thuringiensis kurstakiPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Bacillus thuringiensis thuringiensisPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Beauveria bassianaPathogen
Bembidion quadrimaculatumPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Brinckochrysa scelestesPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Brumoides suturalisPredatorAdults/NymphsIndiaCuminum cyminum
CarabidaePredatorNymphs
Cheilomenes sexmaculataPredatorAdults/NymphsAndhra Pradesh; India
Chrysopa chrysopsPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Chrysopa formosaPredatorAdults/NymphsBulgaria; France
Chrysopa nigricornisPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Chrysopa pallensPredatorAdults/NymphsBulgaria
Chrysopa quadripunctataPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Chrysopa slossonaePredator
Chrysoperla carneaPredatorAdults/NymphsBulgaria; Finland; Moldova; USSRtobacco
Chrysoperla downesiPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Chrysoperla harrisiiPredatorAdults/NymphsBulgaria;France;Poland tobacco
Chrysoperla sinicaPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Coccinella hieroglyphicaPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Coccinella quinquepunctataPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Coccinella septempunctataPredatorAdults/NymphsBulgaria; Finland; India; Maine; New YorkCuminum cyminum; tobacco
Coccinella septempunctata bruckiPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Coccinella transversalisPredatorAdults/NymphsIndiaaubergines
Coccinella transversoguttataPredatorAdults/NymphsMaine
Coleomegilla maculataPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Coleomegilla maculata cubensisPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Conidiobolus coronatusPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Conidiobolus obscurusPathogenAdults/NymphsUSA; Mainepotatoes
Conidiobolus thromboidesPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Cotesia rubeculaParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Cycloneda limbiferPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Deraeocoris flavilineaPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Deraeocoris pallensPredator
Diaeretiella rapaeParasiteAdults/NymphsMorocco; Polandpotatoes
Dicyphus erransPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Endaphis aphidimyzaPredator
Entomophaga aphidisPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Entomophaga chromaphidisPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Ephedrus californicusParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Ephedrus cerasicolaParasiteNymphsNorwayCapsicum annuum
Ephedrus persicaeParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Ephedrus plagiatorParasiteAdults/NymphsChina; Yunnanradishes
Episyrphus alternansPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Episyrphus balteatusPredatorAdults/NymphsBulgaria; Indiapotatoes; tobacco
Eriopis connexaPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Erynia neoaphidisPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Erynia nouryiPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Erynia phalloidesPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Erynia radicansPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Eupeodes confraterPredatorAdults/NymphsIndia; Andhra Pradesh; India; Punjabmustard; tobacco
Eupeodes corollaePredatorAdults/Nymphs
Eupeodes latilunulatusPredatorAdults/NymphsIndia; Punjabmustard
Forficula decipiensPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Fusarium pallidoroseumPathogenAdults/NymphsIndia; Tamil NaduCapsicum annuum; kohlrabi
Geocoris bullatusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Glomerella cingulataPathogenAdults/Larvae/Nymphs
Harmonia axyridisPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Harmonia conformisPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Harmonia dimidiataPredatorAdults/NymphsIndiaaubergines
Hemerobius pacificusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Hippodamia convergensPredatorAdults/NymphsFrance
Hippodamia undecimnotata
Hippodamia variegataPredatorAdults/NymphsBulgaria; IndiaCuminum cyminum; tobacco
Ischiodon aegyptiusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Ischiodon scutellarisPredatorAdults/NymphsIndia; India; Andhra Pradesh; India; Punjabmustard; potatoes; tobacco
Jalysus wickhamiPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Lasiochalcidia erythropusParasite
Lecanicillium lecaniiPathogenAdults/NymphsUKBrassica
Lipolexis scutellarisParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Lysiphlebia mirzaiParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Lysiphlebus confususParasite
Lysiphlebus delhiensisParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Lysiphlebus fabarumParasite
Lysiphlebus testaceipesParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Macrolophus caliginosusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Macrolophus caluginosusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Macrolophus nubilusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Mallada boninensisPredatorAdults/NymphsIndia; Andhra Pradeshtobacco
Melanostoma fasciatumPredator
Micraspis discolorPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Micraspis vinctaPredatorAdults/NymphsIndia; Andhra Pradeshtobacco
Micromus angulatusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Micromus pusillusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Micromus tasmaniaePredatorAdults/Nymphs
Nabis alternatusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Neoephedrus kalimpongensisParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Nineta pallidaPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Orius insidiosusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Orius minutusPredatorAdults/NymphsChinaapples; Astragalus sinicus
Orius sauteriPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Orius vicinusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Pandora neoaphidisPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Phalangium opilioPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Podisus maculiventrisPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Polistes crinitus americanusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Praon myzophagumParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Praon unicumParasiteAdults/NymphsUSA; Washingtonpeaches
Praon volucreParasiteAdults/NymphsMoroccopotatoes
Propylea quatuordecimpunctataPredatorAdults/NymphsFranceaubergines
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
Pterostichus melanariusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Scaeva latimaculataPredatorAdults/NymphsIndia; Punjabmustard
Scaeva pyrastriPredatorAdults/NymphsBulgariatobacco
Scymnodes lividigasterPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Scymnus bicolorPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Scymnus ferrugatusPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Scymnus marginicollisPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Scymnus morelleti
Scymnus posticalisPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Sphaerophoria indianaPredatorAdults/NymphsIndia; Punjabmustard
Synharmonia lynceaPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Syrphus ribesiiPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Tjederina gracilisPredatorAdults/Nymphs
Toxares deltigerParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Toxares zakaiParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Trioxys angelicaeParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Trioxys indicusParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Trioxys similisParasiteNymphs
Trioxys tucumanusParasiteAdults/Nymphs
Verticillium lamellicolaPathogenAdults/Nymphs
Wesmaelius subnebulosusPredator
Zele chlorophthalmaParasiteAdults/Nymphs

Notes on Natural Enemies

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Aphid natural enemies tend to be habitat-specific rather than host-specific, so the important natural enemies attacking particular aphid pests on crops tend to vary according to the crop, the circumstances under which it is grown and the climate. This is particularly true of aphid pests attacking a range of different crops over large geographical areas. Besides, many parasitoids are members of species complexes, morphologically very similar but with different host preferences and geographical distributions. Those in the list of natural enermies are only a selection of species that have been considered as important by investigators and should not be taken as definitive.

M. persicae is attacked by over 30 species of primary parasitoid. Most also attack a range of other aphid species, although some, for example, Trioxys similis, appear host-specific. T. angelicae is a parasitoid on Prunus only. M. persicae is the preferred host for Aphidius matricariae and Aphelinus semiflavus in the USA. Aphidius colemani is also an important natural enemy in North and South America. The second and third aphid nymphal instars are usually preferred by ovipositing parasites (Hågvar and Hofsvang, 1991) with older nymphs usually avoided as they result in small parasite adults emerging which leave few offspring; though Aphidius gifuensis prefers third and fourth instars (van Emden et al., 1969). Parasites often use aphid honeydew as a host-finding cue (Hågvar and Hofsvang, 1991).

Coccinellids, adults and larvae, are important predators worldwide, particularly Adonia spp., Coccinella spp., Hippodamia spp. and Scymnus spp. Coccinella septempunctata and Chilomese sexmaculata were the most abundant predators in potatoes, and other crops, in India (for example, Raj, 1989; Gupta and Yadava, 1989). Important syrphid larvae predators worldwide include Episyrphus balteatus, Ischiodon scutellaris, Metasyrphus corollae and Scaeva pyrastri. Kumar et al. (1987) provided a key for syrphid larvae that prey on M. persicae in India.

Van Emden et al. (1969) provided an extensive list of known natural enemies of M. persicae, which has been updated from the literature to 1996. Halima et al. (1993) described parasites and predators attacking M. persicae in Tunisia, and Nakata (1995) described fluctuations of aphids and their natural enemies on potato in Japan. In India, the common myna bird (Acridotheres tristis) was recorded preying on M. persicae in cumin (Gupta and Yadava, 1989).

Kish et al. (1994) described infestation of M. persicae by Verticillium lecanii on peach leaves, and Beauveria bassiana and Conidiobolus sp. on potatoes; while aphids collected from weeds growing in and near a peach orchard were infected with Entomophaga chromaphidis, Conidiobolus obscurus and V. lecanii. Aphids on potatoes and non-solanaceous hosts in Idaho, USA, were infected with Pandora neoaphidis, Chromaphidis and Conidiobolus spp. (Kish et al., 1994). Li et al. (1992) described Entomophthorales in China. Pathogenicity of these fungi is greatest when humidity is high.

Impact

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M. persicae is the most important aphid virus vector. It has been shown to transmit well over 100 plant virus diseases, in about 30 different families, including many major crops. Persistent viruses transmitted include Beet western yellows virus, Beet yellows virus, Beet mild yellowing virus, Pea enation mosaic virus, Bean leaf roll virus, Potato leaf roll virus and several viruses of tobacco (for example, Tobacco vein-distorting virus, Tobacco yellow net virus). Many more are transmitted by the non-persistent method, including Potato virus Y, Cucumber mosaic virus, Clover yellow vein virus, Alfalfa mosaic virus, Pepper veinal mottle virus, Plum pox virus, Lettuce mosaic virus and Tobacco vein mottling virus.

Direct feeding damage can result in stunting and reduced root weight, but populations on most crops do not reach levels causing obvious symptoms such as chlorosis or leaf curling, and the production of copious honeydew with associated sooty mould. However, significant yield losses can arise from direct damage on potatoes (Sexson et al., 2005) and visible distortion of leaves can occur on peach in the spring as well as on peppers and flower crops in greenhouses.

M. persicae is a major pest everywhere potatoes are grown. It is the most important vector of Potato leafroll virus (PLRV), which causes leaf roll and tuber rot necrosis. Seed potatoes have low tolerance for PLRV and low aphid populations can be very damaging.

Yield losses in sugarbeet due to beet yellows are more serious if infection occurs early in the season and can be up to 30-50%, with an increase also in the impurities present in the harvested sugar.

On peach (the primary host) the aphid causes twisting of the young leaves and on nectarines, pitting on and discoloration of the young fruits (Barbagallo et al., 2007).

Diagnosis

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Methods have been developed for diagnosing economically important characteristics of field-collected aphids. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is widely used to detect plant viruses carried by M. persicae (for example, Carlebach et al., 1982; Reinhardt et al., 1988). Levels of insecticide resistance in individual aphids can be estimated from their esterase content measured by immunoassay, and DNA diagnostic methods for resistant M. persicae have also been developed (Field et al., 1997).

Detection and Inspection

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On Prunus persica, inspect for curled leaves, in which colonies develop in early spring.

Monitoring is important in field crops, but M. persicae transmits viruses of crops such as sugar beet and potato at low densities, and is therefore difficult to detect on the crop before the damage is done. Suction and yellow traps are the most efficient way to detect first migration of winged aphids into the crop. Networks of suction traps have been developed to monitor migrating aphids, for example, the Rothamsted Insect Survey in the UK and AGRAPHID in France (Hulle et al., 1987), as part of the 'Euraphid' forecasting system in European Union countries. Much effort has been expended on developing forecasting methods, for example for sugarbeet (Harrington et al., 1989). Appropriate applications of insecticides are often based on monitoring data. Insecticide application in sugar beet against M. persicae is only necessary when aphids are carrying yellows viruses. Vertical nets placed downwind of fields of infected potato plants can be used to quantify the proportion of M. persicae carrying virus (diagnosed by use of ELISA; see Diagnosis).

Similarities to Other Species/Conditions

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M. persicae is a member of a group of closely related and very similar-looking species in the subgenus Nectarosiphon. Some of these are specific to particular host plants and confined to Europe; see Blackman and Paterson (1986) for a key to these. Others are more widely distributed: Myzus certus is a red species that restricts its feeding to Caryophyllaceae and Violaceae, and occurs in Europe and North America. This species does not host-alternate to peach; a sexual generation, with wingless males, can occur on Caryophyllaceae. Myzus dianthicola is a deep yellow-green colour and is only known from carnations (Dianthus) causing chlorotic patches on the leaves. It is recorded from USA, Europe and New Zealand, and has no sexual phase.

Myzus antirrhinii is mid-green to dark grey green and rather polyphagous. It forms dense colonies on certain host plants, for example, Buddleja, Antirrhinum and Pittosporum, but it sometimes also occurs on field crops. Production of winged morphs is rather sporadic, and it has no sexual phase. M. antirrhinii is known from western USA and Canada, Europe and Australia.

Myzus nicotianae occurs in most parts of the world where tobacco is grown. It has slight but consistent morphological differences from M. persicae and Blackman (1986) gives linear discriminant functions for winged and wingless females, but the two taxa can only be reliably separated using multivariate morphometrics.

M. nicotianae is anholocyclic (permanently parthenogenetic) almost everywhere, but has a sexual phase on peach in some parts of the world (for example, northern Greece) and some hybridization with M. persicae may occur, which would account for the fact that it has the same genes for insecticide resistance as M. persicae (Field et al., 1994), and the same resistance-linked chromosomal translocation. Because the extent of gene flow between the two taxa is still uncertain, and because the two are confused in the literature, data for M. nicotianae is here included in the treatment of M. persicae.

Electrophoretic techniques can distinguish between M. persicae and M. antirrhinii, based on patterns of esterases (Ffrench-Constant et al., 1988; Blackman and Spence, 1992).

Two other widely distributed and polyphagous pest species are less closely related but liable to confusion with M. persicae: the shallot aphid, Myzus ascalonicus, which is straw-coloured with contrastingly black tips to antennae and legs, and Myzus cymbalariae, which is yellowish brown to dark reddish brown. Both these species have siphunculi much shorter than those of M. persicae. The preferred hosts of both species are in Alliaceae and Caryophyllaceae.

Prevention and Control

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Chemical Control

As M. persicae is mainly important as a virus vector, a high level of control as provided by insecticides is often required. However, insecticides are relatively ineffective for non-persistent viruses, because transmission by the aphid occurs in just a few seconds. Moreover, there are varied restrictions on active ingredients in different parts of the world, and further restrictions on formulation, method of application, crop and time of year. Additionally, resistance to most groups of insecticides that defeats their use has appeared in many places (Foster et al., 2007; Bass et al., 2014). The aphid has several mechanisms conferring resistance primarily to different groups of insecticides; amplification of carboxylesterase for organophosphate insecticides, insensitive target site (MACE) against dimethyl carbamates, knock-down resistance (kdr and super-kdr) against pyrethroids and most recently a mechanism known as Nic-R++ against neonicotinoids (Bass et al., 2011). Other insecticides such as pymetrozine and flonicamid may therefore be required to obtain adequate control of the aphid, and diamide insecticides should become available in the future. 

IPM Programmes

Insecticidal soaps have been found useful in greenhouses, where they have low toxicity to many beneficial organisms. The fungal pathogen Lecanicillium lecanii is compatible with insecticides and is effective against M. persicae in a wide range of greenhouse crops, but only where high humidities can be maintained. In field crops, however, the main form of IPM is the modification of choice of insecticide and time of application to minimise damage to indigenous natural enemies

Biological Control

Releasing natural enemies produced by commercial breeding companies has become a routine component in the control of M. persicae on greenhouse crops (Powell and Pell, 2007). Here lacewing larvae have given good control on aubergines, and the midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza has proved an effective predator of the aphid on peppers. However. Most releases are of parasitoids of M. persicae, the main species being Aphidius colemani, Aphidius matricariae and Aphidoletes abdominalis

Host-Plant Resistance

Host-plant resistance to insects is commonly based on secondary plant chemistry. As M. persicae can attack plants in many unrelated botanical families, such resistance is hard to obtain, and the focus has been more on morphological plant characters. Glandular trichomes on potatoes are an important resistance factor. Gibson and Pickett (1983) described the release of the repellent aphid alarm pheromone chemical, (E)-ß-farnesene, from these glandular hairs of wild potato. Trichomes also release a sticky exudate, which immobilizes aphids, and contains toxic sucrose ester compounds, shown to inhibit settling and probing. Glandular hairs have been bred into resistant potato cultivars (Vallejo et al., 1994). Gatehouse et al. (1996) reported enhanced resistance to M. persicae in transgenic potato plants expressing lectins, but such plants present a potential toxicity hazard to humans and have not been commercialised.

Increased waxiness in brassicas decreased aphid colonization, mainly due to a non-preference resistance mechanism (Stoner, 1992).

Cultural Control

Most cultural measures are aimed at reduction of the virus problem, and are particularly important when rapidly transmitted non-persistent viruses are involved. Among cultural control methods recommended  are early sowing (e.g. of potatoes), weed management and the use of certified seeds, known to be virus-free (for example, seed potatoes). In peach orchards normal pruning procedures on peach to reduce the number of overwintering eggs are effective control against overwintering eggs. This in turn is also beneficial to crops to which aphids migrate in summer. In potatoes, sprout inhibitor is sprayed to reduce emergence of infested volunteer plants which could serve as reservoirs of infection for the following year's crop. In sugarbeet, where beet itself is the most important reservoir of infection, elimination of overwintering plants is important.

Some success in reducing M. persicae numbers and virus has been achieved in high value field crops by the expensive technique of laying aluminium foil between the plant rows to reflect the sky and disorientate arriving aphids. This approach has been modified and costs reduced by spraying the crop with highly reflective kaolin-based particles (Glenn and Puterka, 2005). Lightweight row covers ('horticultural fleece') of spun-bonded polyester or polyethylene can protect seedlings from viruliferous M. persicae (Harrewijn et al., 1991); the plants grow through the fleece as they get older.

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Balliu & Cota, 2007Armenia: Present
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CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987Belgium: Present
CIE, 1979Bulgaria: Present
CIE, 1979Burundi: Present
Millar, 1994; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Benin: Present
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Muška, 2007Germany: Widespread
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CIE, 1979Spain: Widespread
CIE, 1979Spain
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See regional map for distribution within the countryEthiopia: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Finland: Present
CIE, 1979; Heie, 1994Fiji: Present
CIE, 1979France: Widespread
CIE, 1979UK: Widespread
CIE, 1979UK
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CIE, 1979Georgia (Republic of): Present
CIE, 1979Ghana: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Gibraltar: Present
CIE, 1979Greece: Present
CIE, 1979Greece: Present
CIE, 1979Guatemala: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Guatemala: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Gaza: Present
CIE, 1979Honduras: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Honduras: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Croatia: Present
Culjak et al., 2008Hungary: Present
CIE, 1979Indonesia: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Indonesia: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Indonesia
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CIE, 1979Israel: Present
CIE, 1979Israel: Present
CIE, 1979India: Widespread
Ghosh, 1975India
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See regional map for distribution within the countryIraq: Present
CIE, 1979Iraq: Present
CIE, 1979Iraq: Present
CIE, 1979Iran: Present
CIE, 1979Iran: Present
CIE, 1979Iran: Present
CIE, 1979Italy: Present
CIE, 1979Jamaica: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Jamaica: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Jordan: Present
CIE, 1979Jordan: Present
CIE, 1979Japan: Present
APPPC, 1987Japan
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See regional map for distribution within the countryKenya: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Kyrgyzstan: Present
Gabrid, 1989Cambodia: Present
CIE, 1979Korea, DPR: Present
CIE, 1979Korea, Republic of: Present
CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987Kazakhstan: Present
Loebenstein & Manadilova, 2003Kazakhstan: Present
Loebenstein & Manadilova, 2003Laos: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979Lebanon: Present
CIE, 1979Lebanon: Present
CIE, 1979Lebanon: Present
CIE, 1979Sri Lanka: Present
CIE, 1979Lithuania: Present
CIE, 1979Latvia: Present
CIE, 1979Libya: Present
CIE, 1979Morocco: Present
CIE, 1979Morocco: Present
CIE, 1979Moldova: Present
Vereshchagin et al., 1985Montenegro: Present
Radonjic & Hrncic, 2011Madagascar: Present
CIE, 1979Macedonia: Present
Margaritopoulos et al., 2002Myanmar: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Mongolia: Present
CIE, 1979Northern Mariana Islands: Present
CIE, 1979Malta: Present
CIE, 1979Malta: Present
CIE, 1979Mauritius: Present
CIE, 1979Malawi: Present
CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Mexico: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Mexico: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Malaysia: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Mozambique: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985New Caledonia: Present
CIE, 1979Nigeria: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Netherlands: Present
CIE, 1979Norway: Present
CIE, 1979; Heie, 1994Nepal: Present
CIE, 1979New Zealand: Present
CIE, 1979Panama: Present
Remaudiere et al., 1991; CIE, 1979Panama: Present
Remaudiere et al., 1991; CIE, 1979Peru: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Philippines: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979Philippines: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979Pakistan: Present
CIE, 1979Poland: Present
CIE, 1979Puerto Rico: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Puerto Rico: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Portugal: Present
CIE, 1979Portugal
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See regional map for distribution within the countryPortugal
See regional map for distribution within the countryRéunion: Present
CIE, 1979Romania: Present
CIE, 1979Serbia: Present
Peric et al., 2009Russian Federation
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See regional map for distribution within the countryRwanda: Present
Millar, 1994; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Saudi Arabia: Present
CIE, 1979Saudi Arabia: Present
CIE, 1979Solomon Islands: Present
CIE, 1979Seychelles: Present
CIE, 1979Sudan: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Sweden: Present
CIE, 1979; Heie, 1994Singapore: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987Saint Helena: Present
CIE, 1979Slovakia: Present
Pajmon, 1997; CIE, 1979Sierra Leone: Present
CIE, 1979Suriname: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Suriname: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979El Salvador: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979El Salvador: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Syria: Present
CIE, 1979Syria: Present
CIE, 1979Syria: Present
CIE, 1979Thailand: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987Turkmenistan: Present
CIE, 1979Tunisia: Present
CIE, 1979Tunisia: Present
CIE, 1979Tonga: Present
Carver et al., 1993Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979Taiwan: Widespread
CIE, 1979; Tao, 1991Taiwan: Widespread
CIE, 1979; Tao, 1991Tanzania: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Ukraine: Present
CIE, 1979Ukraine: Present
CIE, 1979Uganda: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985USA
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See regional map for distribution within the countryUruguay: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Uzbekistan: Present
CIE, 1979Venezuela: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Venezuela: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Vietnam: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987Yemen: Present
CIE, 1979Yemen: Present
CIE, 1979Yugoslavia (former): Present
CIE, 1979South Africa: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Zambia: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Congo Democratic Republic: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Zimbabwe: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
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  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
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  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Afghanistan: Present
CIE, 1979Armenia: Present
CIE, 1979Azerbaijan: Present
CIE, 1979Bangladesh: Present
CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987Bhutan: Present
Agarwala, 1983China: Present
APPPC, 1987Beijing: Present
Wang et al., 2009Fujian: Present
CIE, 1979Guangdong: Present
CIE, 1979Gansu: Present
Hu et al., 2004Guizhou: Present
Gu et al., 2006Hubei: Present
CIE, 1979Hebei: Present
Hu et al., 2004Hong Kong: Present
CIE, 1979Heilongjiang: Present
Cheng et al., 1992Henan: Present
Liu et al., 2000Hunan: Present
CIE, 1979Jiangsu: Present
CIE, 1979Liaoning: Present
CIE, 1979Shanghai: Present
Wang et al., 2000Sichuan: Present
CIE, 1979Shandong: Present
CIE, 1979Shaanxi: Present
Li et al., 1992Xinjiang: Present
CIE, 1979Yunnan: Present
Song et al., 2006Zhejiang: Present
CIE, 1979Georgia (Republic of): Present
CIE, 1979Gaza: Present
CIE, 1979Indonesia: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Java: Present
CIE, 1979Sumatra: Present
CIE, 1979Israel: Present
CIE, 1979India: Widespread
Ghosh, 1975Andhra Pradesh: Present
Kumar et al., 2001Bihar: Present
Ram & Kishore Parihar, 2002Chhattisgarh: Present
Patel & Thakur, 2005Gujarat: Present
Trivedi et al., 2002Himachal Pradesh: Present
CIE, 1979Haryana: Present
Lakra, 2004Jammu and Kashmir: Present
Verma & Das, 1992Karnataka: Present
Kumar et al., 2010Maharashtra: Present
CIE, 1979Manipur: Present
Shantibala et al., 2007Madhya Pradesh: Present
Pokhraj et al., 2005Odisha: Present
Mandal & Patnaik, 2006Indian Punjab: Present
Daljeet et al., 2004Rajasthan: Present
Gupta & Yadava, 1990Sikkim: Present
Deka et al., 2014Tamil Nadu: Present
CIE, 1979Uttar Pradesh: Present
CIE, 1979Uttarakhand: Present
Arvind et al., 2009Uttarakhand: Present
Rashmi et al., 2008Uttarakhand: Present
Trivedi et al., 2002West Bengal: Present
Biswas & Mandal, 1992; CIE, 1979Iraq: Present
CIE, 1979Iran: Present
CIE, 1979Jordan: Present
CIE, 1979Japan: Present
APPPC, 1987Hokkaido: Present
CIE, 1979Honshu: Present
CIE, 1979Kyushu: Present
CIE, 1979Ryukyu Archipelago: Present
CIE, 1979Shikoku: Present
CIE, 1979Kyrgyzstan: Present
Gabrid, 1989Cambodia: Present
CIE, 1979Korea, DPR: Present
CIE, 1979Korea, Republic of: Present
CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987Kazakhstan: Present
Loebenstein & Manadilova, 2003Laos: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979Lebanon: Present
CIE, 1979Sri Lanka: Present
CIE, 1979Myanmar: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Mongolia: Present
CIE, 1979Malaysia: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Nepal: Present
CIE, 1979Philippines: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979Pakistan: Present
CIE, 1979Saudi Arabia: Present
CIE, 1979Singapore: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987Syria: Present
CIE, 1979Thailand: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987Turkmenistan: Present
CIE, 1979Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979Taiwan: Widespread
CIE, 1979; Tao, 1991Ukraine: Present
CIE, 1979Uzbekistan: Present
CIE, 1979Vietnam: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979; APPPC, 1987Yemen: Present
CIE, 1979
Distribution map (europe) Albania: Present
Balliu & Cota, 2007Armenia: Present
CIE, 1979Austria: Present
CIE, 1979Azerbaijan: Present
CIE, 1979Bosnia-Hercegovina: Present
Musa et al., 2003Belgium: Present
CIE, 1979Bulgaria: Present
CIE, 1979Belarus: Present
Prishchepa et al., 2003Switzerland: Widespread
CIE, 1979Czechoslovakia (former): Present
CIE, 1979Cyprus: Widespread
CIE, 1979Czech Republic: Present
Muška, 2007Germany: Widespread
CIE, 1979Denmark: Widespread
CIE, 1979; Heie, 1994Algeria: Present
CIE, 1979Spain: Widespread
CIE, 1979Balearic Islands: PresentFinland: Present
CIE, 1979; Heie, 1994France: Widespread
CIE, 1979UK: Widespread
CIE, 1979England and Wales: Present
Parker, 2005Georgia (Republic of): Present
CIE, 1979Gibraltar: Present
CIE, 1979Greece: Present
CIE, 1979Croatia: Present
Culjak et al., 2008Hungary: Present
CIE, 1979Ireland: Present
CIE, 1979Iraq: Present
CIE, 1979Iran: Present
CIE, 1979Italy: Present
CIE, 1979Kazakhstan: Present
Loebenstein & Manadilova, 2003Lebanon: Present
CIE, 1979Lithuania: Present
CIE, 1979Latvia: Present
CIE, 1979Morocco: Present
CIE, 1979Moldova: Present
Vereshchagin et al., 1985Montenegro: Present
Radonjic & Hrncic, 2011Macedonia: Present
Margaritopoulos et al., 2002Malta: Present
CIE, 1979Netherlands: Present
CIE, 1979Norway: Present
CIE, 1979; Heie, 1994Poland: Present
CIE, 1979Portugal: Present
CIE, 1979Azores: Present
Ilharco, 1982Madeira: PresentRomania: Present
CIE, 1979Serbia: Present
Peric et al., 2009Central Russia: Present
CIE, 1979Russia (Europe): Present
CIE, 1979Russian Far East: Present
CIE, 1979Sweden: Present
CIE, 1979; Heie, 1994Slovakia: Present
Pajmon, 1997; CIE, 1979Syria: Present
CIE, 1979Tunisia: Present
CIE, 1979Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979Ukraine: Present
CIE, 1979Yugoslavia (former): Present
CIE, 1979
Distribution map (africa) Angola: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Burundi: Present
Millar, 1994; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Benin: Present
Millar, 1994; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Central African Republic: Present
Millar, 1994; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Congo: Present
Millar, 1994Côte d'Ivoire: Present
Millar, 1994Cameroon: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979Cyprus: Widespread
CIE, 1979Algeria: Present
CIE, 1979Egypt: Present
CIE, 1979Spain: Widespread
CIE, 1979Canary Islands: Present
CIE, 1979Ethiopia: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Ghana: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Greece: Present
CIE, 1979Israel: Present
CIE, 1979Iraq: Present
CIE, 1979Iran: Present
CIE, 1979Jordan: Present
CIE, 1979Kenya: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Lebanon: Present
CIE, 1979Libya: Present
CIE, 1979Morocco: Present
CIE, 1979Madagascar: Present
CIE, 1979Malta: Present
CIE, 1979Mauritius: Present
CIE, 1979Malawi: Present
CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Mozambique: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Nigeria: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Madeira: PresentRéunion: Present
CIE, 1979Rwanda: Present
Millar, 1994; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Saudi Arabia: Present
CIE, 1979Seychelles: Present
CIE, 1979Sudan: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Saint Helena: Present
CIE, 1979Sierra Leone: Present
CIE, 1979Syria: Present
CIE, 1979Tunisia: Present
CIE, 1979Turkey: Present
CIE, 1979Tanzania: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Uganda: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Yemen: Present
CIE, 1979South Africa: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Zambia: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Congo Democratic Republic: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985Zimbabwe: Present
Millar, 1994; CIE, 1979; Remaudiere & Autrique, 1985
Distribution map (north america) Bermuda: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Bahamas: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979Canada: Widespread
CIE, 1979Alberta: Present
CIE, 1979British Columbia: Present
CIE, 1979Manitoba: Present
CIE, 1979New Brunswick: Present
CIE, 1979Newfoundland and Labrador: Present
CIE, 1979Nova Scotia: Present
CIE, 1979Ontario: Present
CIE, 1979Prince Edward Island: Present
CIE, 1979Quebec: Present
CIE, 1979Saskatchewan: Present
CIE, 1979Cuba: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Dominican Republic: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Guatemala: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Honduras: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Jamaica: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Mexico: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Puerto Rico: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979El Salvador: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Arkansas: Present
Hander et al., 1993Arizona: Present
CIE, 1979; UC, 1986California: Present
CIE, 1979Colorado: Present
CIE, 1979; UC, 1986Connecticut: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Delaware: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Florida: Present
CIE, 1979Georgia: Present
CIE, 1979Hawaii: Present
CIE, 1979Iowa: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Idaho: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978; Kish et al., 1994Illinois: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Indiana: Present
CIE, 1979Kansas: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Kentucky: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Louisiana: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Massachusetts: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Maryland: Present
CIE, 1979Maine: Present
CIE, 1979Michigan: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Minnesota: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Missouri: Present
CIE, 1979Mississippi: Present
CIE, 1979Montana: Present
CIE, 1979; UC, 1986North Carolina: Present
CIE, 1979North Dakota: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Nebraska: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978New Jersey: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978New Mexico: Present
UC, 1986Nevada: Present
UC, 1986New York: Present
CIE, 1979Ohio: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Oklahoma: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Oregon: Present
CIE, 1979; UC, 1986Pennsylvania: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978South Carolina: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Tennessee: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Texas: Present
CIE, 1979Utah: Present
CIE, 1979; UC, 1986Virginia: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978Washington: Present
CIE, 1979Wisconsin: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978West Virginia: Present
Smith & Parron, 1978; Kaakeh & Hogmire, 1991
Distribution map (central america) Barbados: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Bahamas: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979Colombia: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Costa Rica: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Cuba: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Dominican Republic: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Guatemala: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Honduras: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Jamaica: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Mexico: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Panama: Present
Remaudiere et al., 1991; CIE, 1979Puerto Rico: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Suriname: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979El Salvador: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Florida: Present
CIE, 1979Venezuela: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
Distribution map (south america) Argentina: Widespread
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Barbados: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Bolivia: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Brazil: Widespread
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Bahia: PresentEspirito Santo: Present
Martins et al., 2016Minas Gerais: Present
CIE, 1979Mato Grosso: Present
Michelotto & Busoli, 2003Parana: Present
CIE, 1979Rio de Janeiro: Present
CIE, 1979Rio Grande do Sul: Present
CIE, 1979Santa Catarina: Present
CIE, 1979Sao Paulo: Present
CIE, 1979Chile: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Easter Island: Present
CIE, 1979Colombia: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Costa Rica: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Ecuador: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Panama: Present
Remaudiere et al., 1991; CIE, 1979Peru: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Suriname: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Uruguay: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979Venezuela: Present
Smith & Cermeli, 1979; CIE, 1979
Distribution map (pacific) Australian Northern Territory: Present
CIE, 1979New South Wales: Present
CIE, 1979Queensland: Present
CIE, 1979South Australia: Present
CIE, 1979Tasmania: Present
CIE, 1979Victoria: Present
CIE, 1979Western Australia: Present
CIE, 1979China: Present
APPPC, 1987Fiji: Present
CIE, 1979Indonesia: Present
Waterhouse, 1993Northern Mariana Islands: Present
CIE, 1979New Caledonia: Present
CIE, 1979New Zealand: Present
CIE, 1979Philippines: Present
Waterhouse, 1993; CIE, 1979Solomon Islands: Present
CIE, 1979Tonga: Present
Carver et al., 1993Taiwan: Widespread
CIE, 1979; Tao, 1991