Cotton aphid fact sheet
Cotton aphid is a serious pest of cotton that can also infest over 700 plant species, including citrus, melon, and cucurbit species. They are globally distributed and are found throughout Australia. However, there are exotic strains of cotton aphid not yet found in Australia that may carry exotic pathogens or demonstrate different insecticide resistance profiles. Cotton aphid is known to be a vector for over 50 different plant diseases including cotton bunchy top disease and mosaic viruses.
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