Sugarcane is recently infested by following wooly aphid
A. Ceratovacuno lanigera
B. Eriosoma lanigera
C. Aphis gossypii
D. Aphis craccivora
Answer: Option A
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Sugarcane is recently infested by Ceratovacuno lanigera wooly aphid.Woolly aphids are sap-sucking insects that produce a filamentous waxy white covering that resembles cotton or wool. The adults are winged and move to new locations where they lay egg masses. The nymphs often form large cottony masses on twigs, for protection from predators.
The sugarcane woolly aphid (Ceratovacuna lanigera) is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. Found in India and Southeast Asia, It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is a foliage sucking aphid species.
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