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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