Corn Leaf Aphid
Rhopalosiphummaidis
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) |
September 2006 |
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Found in nearly all parts of the US (except the Rocky Mountains), the adult is wingless and approximately 2 mm long and oval. The body is a glaucous (blue-green) color with a row of black spots on each side and a powdery coating.
The Corn Leaf Aphid overwinters in the southern US and are a problem on winter-planted grains in spring and late plantings of fall corn.
The Corn Leaf Aphid overwinters in the southern US and are a problem on winter-planted grains in spring and late plantings of fall corn.
