“plum aphid”

The following 2 entries include the term plum aphid.

mealy plum aphid

noun

: a pale green aphid (Hyalopterus pruni) with a powdery body surface that is native to Europe but widely naturalized on various fruit trees where it causes stunting and distortion of new growth and splitting and soiling of fruit

rusty plum aphid

noun

: a common plant louse (Hysteroneura setariae) that attacks plum, sorghum, and some other plants especially in southwestern U.S.


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