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Aphid

Aphids are small sap-sucking insects in the family Aphididae of the order Hemiptera. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A typical life cycle involves flightless females giving live birth to female nymphs—who may also be already…

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Etymology

Distribution

Evolution

Anatomy

Diet

Carotenoids and photoheterotrophy

Reproduction

Ecology

Sociality

Interactions with humans

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Aphid

Nodes305
Edges304
Triples232
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006557
Components1

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related to history · 27
Aphid → Adelgidae, Aphididae, Aphids, Araucariaceae, Baltic, Cordaitales, Cretaceous, Cycadophyta, Early Permian, Fossil Aphids, In, It, Jurassic, Lower Miocene Palaeophylloxera, One, Organs, Podocarpaceae, Professor Ole Heie, Studies, Tertiary
related to Predators · 23
Aphid → Adalia, After, American, Among, Aphids, Beauveria, Coccinella, Entomophthora, Eupeodes, Female, Fungi, In, Infected, Insects, Lecanicillium, Metarhizium, Myzia, Neozygites, North Carolina, Often
related to External links · 18
Aphid → Agricultural Research ServiceInsect Olfaction, Agricultural Sciences Featured Creatures, Aphid StudiesAsian, Aphids, Center, Colorado Potato Beetle, Florida, Food, Genome, InfluentialPoints, Institute, Invasive Species ResearchDysaphis, MetaPathogen, On, Pea Aphid, Plant Odour, Rosy, University
related to Taxonomy · 18
Aphid → Adelgidae, Adelgoidea, Aphididae, Aphidoidea, Aphidomorpha, Auchenorrhyncha, Early, Eriosomatidae, Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Homoptera, Late, Phylloxeridae, Phylloxeroidea, Some, Sternorrhyncha, The, The Aphidoidea
related to In human culture · 15
Aphid → Aphids, As, August, Chinese, England, Galla Chinensis, Gilbert White, Hampshire, Infestation, Peter Marren, Rhus, Richard Mabey, Schlechtendalia, Selborne, White
related to Bacterial endosymbiosis · 14
Aphid → Aphids, APSE, As, Buchnera, Despite, Endosymbiosis, Five, Hamiltonella, Regiella, Serratia, So, Some, The, These
related to Pest status · 14
Aphid → About, Aphids, Aphis, As, Aulacorthum, Capnodium, Fumago, In, Macrosiphoniella, Macrosiphum, Myzus, Scorias, The, They
related to Plant-aphid interactions · 14
Aphid → After, Aphids, Aphis, Circulatory, Cotton, In, Myzus, Plants, Solanum, The, There, These, Volatile, Young
related to Sociality · 12
Aphid → About, Among, Another, Aphids, Eriosoma, Eriosomatinae, Hormaphidinae, However, Smythurodes, Some, The, These
related to Ant mutualism · 9
Aphid → Although, Aphids, European, In, Lasius, Queens, Some, These, This

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aphids species plant plants may ants honeydew sap eggs host produce also winged insects feed predators many females sexual viruses

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
greenhousesinstance ofbut is difficult to achieve except in enclosed environments0.80text
scale insectsinstance ofas do many other hemipterans0.80text
cicadasinstance ofas do many other hemipterans0.80text
antsinstance ofwhich can then be used by other animals0.80text
a change in photoperiodinstance ofEnvironmental factors0.80text
temperatureinstance ofEnvironmental factors0.80text
or perhaps a lower food quantity or qualityinstance ofEnvironmental factors0.80text
causes females to parthenogenetically produce sexual femalesinstance ofEnvironmental factors0.80text
malesinstance ofEnvironmental factors0.80text
Aphis fabaeinstance ofSome species0.80text
spidersinstance ofand arachnids0.80text
Lecanicillium lecaniiinstance ofand entomopathogenic fungi0.80text

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