Sitobion avenae

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English Grain Aphid
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S. avenae
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Sitobion avenae
Fabricius

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The English Grain Aphid, (Sitobion avenae) is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is lives on grasses, sedge and rushes and can be a significant pest of cereals.[1]

This species act as a host of entomophthoralean fungi.[2]

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