Aphids

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A family (Aphididae) of small insects, in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, that suck the juices of plants. Important genera include Schizaphis and Myzus. The latter is known to carry more than 100 virus diseases between plants.

Descriptor ID	D001042
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.412.165
Concept/Terms	Aphids Aphids Aphid Plant Louse Aphididae Louse, Plant Louses, Plant Plant Louses Lice, Plant Lices, Plant Plant Lices Plant Lice Myzus Myzus Schizaphis Schizaphis Schizaphi

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insecta [B01.050.500.131.617]
Hemiptera [B01.050.500.131.617.412]
Aphids [B01.050.500.131.617.412.165]

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