Pentalonia nigronervosa explained

Pentalonia nigronervosa, the banana aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap mainly from Musa species.

Host plants

Also known to infest Alpinia purpurata, Xanthosoma sp., cardamom, Heliconia sp., tomatoes, taro, Calla, Costus, and Zingiber sp.

External links

• http://aphid.aphidnet.org/Pentalonia_nigronervosa.php
• http://nature.berkeley.edu/~rodrigoalmeida/Lab%20page/papers/Robson07.pdf
• http://canacoll.org/Hemip/Staff/Foottit/PDFs/Pentalonia2010.pdf
• https://web.archive.org/web/20150225172433/http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/mepests/PentaloniaNigronervosa.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20150225172433/http://www.ppo.ir/Uploads/English/Articles/insect/Banana-aphid-Pentalonia-nigronervosa.pdf