Tetraneura (Tetraneurella) nigriabdominalis (Sasaki)
Taxonomic position
Insecta: Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphidoidea: Aphididae
Common names
Ragi pink aphid, ragi root aphid
Habitat / Crop(s) damaged
Ragi. Affected plants show gradual wilting and drying in patches. Black ants attending to the aphids seen around the base of the plants and pinkish globular aphids seen in colonies on the roots of wilted plants.
Pest status
Minor, occasionally serious.
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