Main aphids in Africa: Black bean aphid ([i]Aphis fabae[/i]), Cabbage aphid ([i]Brevycoryne brassicae/Myzus persicae[/i]), Groundnut aphid ([i]A.craccivora[/i]), Cotton aphid ([i]A.gossypii[/i]), Russian wheat aphid ([i]Diuraphis noxia[/i]), Cypress aphid ([i]Cinara cupressi[/i])
Notes for REVIEW
Comment mh, 18.6.09 I have amended the host list according the crop datasheets, cocoa was missing and therefore does not have a pestmodule so far, pls add. Kindly check and compare info (description and what to do) inside pestmodules of the different crops listed in host list. General info: Intro and Symptoms missing. Monitoring traps: We do link to the yellow traps for monitoring, but I do not find suitable info on the traps datasheet, pls check, I think this datasheet needs to be structured a bit better. Further, aphid-specific recipes on neem, flour preparation and soapy water have partly been reintroduced, and should possibly amended to a more pest-specific version. I do not understand the recipe provided on castor. Pls amend if possible. Natural enemies: I took the text on top and put images at the end, so that this chapter is a bit better structured and does not fall apart.
Aphis gossypii, Aphis spiraecola, Acyrthosiphum pisum, Brevicoryne brassicae, Cinara cupressi, Diuraphis noxia, Lipaphis erysimi, Melanaphis sacchari, Myzus persicae, Pentalonia nigronervosa, Ropalosiphum maidis, Toxoptera aurantii, Toxoptera citricida