Sitobion avenae

English Grain Aphid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Aphididae
Genus:	Sitobion
Species:	S. avenae
Binomial name
	Sitobion avenae; Fabricius

The English grain aphid (Sitobion avenae) is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It lives on grasses, sedge and rushes and can be a significant pest of cereals.^[1]

This species act as a host of the entomophthoralean fungi.^[2]

References[]

^ "Sitobion avenae (English Grain Aphid) identification, images, ecology".
^ Ben Fekih, Ibtissem; Boukhris-Bouhachem, Sonia; Eilenberg, Jørgen; Allagui, Mohamed Bechir; Jensen, Annette Bruun (2013). "The Occurrence of Two Species of Entomophthorales (Entomophthoromycota), Pathogens of Sitobion avenaeand Myzus persicae(Hemiptera: Aphididae), in Tunisia". BioMed Research International. 2013: 1–7. doi:10.1155/2013/838145. PMC 3697232. PMID 23862158.

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[1] "Sitobion avenae (English Grain Aphid) identification, images, ecology".

[2] Ben Fekih, Ibtissem; Boukhris-Bouhachem, Sonia; Eilenberg, Jørgen; Allagui, Mohamed Bechir; Jensen, Annette Bruun (2013). "The Occurrence of Two Species of Entomophthorales (Entomophthoromycota), Pathogens of Sitobion avenaeand Myzus persicae(Hemiptera: Aphididae), in Tunisia". BioMed Research International. 2013: 1–7. doi:10.1155/2013/838145. PMC 3697232. PMID 23862158.

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