Lipaphis pseudobrassicae explained

Lipaphis pseudobrassicae is an aphid of the family Aphididae.[1] Its common name is turnip aphid.[2] The aphid can feed on multiple Brassica species, including Brassica juncea, Brassica campestris, as well as wild hosts such as Rorippa indica. Aphids from crop plants are often heavier and grow faster.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GBIF - Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (Davis, 1914). Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 13 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (Davis, 1914) - Turnip Aphid. Atlas of Living Australia. 13 August 2014.
  3. Agarwala . B.K. . Das . Kalpana . Raychoudhury . Parichita . Morphological, ecological and biological variations in the mustard aphid, Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (Kaltenbach) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from different host plants . Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology . September 2009 . 12 . 3 . 169–173 . 10.1016/j.aspen.2009.03.002.

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