Myzus (genus)
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Myzus cerasi colony on sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University
Source: IPM Images
Myzus Passerini, 1860
The genus contains several dozen species, including some important and polyphagous pests. The colour varies from yellow and green to brown and black. The antennae are usually 6-segmented, the siphunculi are rather long and the cauda is triangular. Many species do not change host plants during their life cycle. In heteroecious species, the primary host is often a Prunus species.
Type species Myzus cerasi.
Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:
