Aphids
Synonyms
Aphid
Aphididae
Lice, Plant
Lices, Plant
Louse, Plant
Louses, Plant
Myzus
Plant Lice
Plant Lices
Plant Louse
Plant Louses
Schizaphi
Schizaphis
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.