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Invasion of sorghum in the Americas by a new sugarcane aphid (#Melanaphis sacchari#) superclone

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Nibouche S., Costet L., Holt J.R., Jacobson A., Pekarcik A., Sadeyen J., Armstrong J.S., Peterson G., McLaren N., Medina R.F.
2018

In the United States (US), the sugarcane aphid (SCA) Melanaphis sacchari (Zehnter) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) was introduced in the 1970s, however at that time it was only considered a pest of sugarcane. In 2013, a massive outbreak of M. sacchari occured on sorghum, resulting in significant economic damage to sorghum grown in North America including the US, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The aim of the ...

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