LAHORE: Wheat aphid is a serious threat which requires proactive measures along with multi-pronged control strategy to protect the staple food grain. Punjab Agriculture Research Board (PARB) sources ...

LONDON -- A genetically engineered wheat that gives off a special smell designed to repel aphids has flopped in field-scale tests, underscoring the difficulty of harnessing the controversial ...

Bob Hammon, an entomologist and extension agent from Colorado State University Tri-River Area Extension, found a colony of Sipha maydis along the edge of a wheat field outside of Fruita. Similar to ...

For the first time, CABI scientists have studied the distribution and population dynamics of wheat aphids and their natural enemies in Pakistan through seasons and periods of time. This research could ...

Aims and introduction All over the world aphids are pests of economic importance, affecting all varieties of plants like cereal crops, vegetables, ornamental plants and fruits. Aphids damage plants ...

Alias: Russian wheat aphid is a small light green aphid that resembles the shape of a grain of rice. Unlike other aphid species, it has relatively short antennae. It has two bumps coming out of the ...