Pea Aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisumon) on Tomato Flower

Isn't it amazing how many hairs the tomato plants have when you look closely at them. Unfortunately when you look that close you see the pests too as in aphids, which you can see on the top flower head!

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Ferdy Christant

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Pests as in aphids? Posted 12 years ago
1. Bridget Charity Rendall
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  Now added :) Posted 12 years ago

The Pea aphid

''Acyrthosiphon pisum'', commonly known as the pea aphid, is a sap-sucking insect in the Aphididae family. It feeds on several species of legumes worldwide, including forage crops, such as peas, clover, alfalfa, and broad beans, and ranks among the aphid species of major agronomical importance.
The pea aphid is a model organism whose genome has been sequenced and annotated.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Bridget Charity Rendall