Melanaphis sacchari

Sugarcane aphid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aphididae
Genus:	Melanaphis
Species:	M. sacchari
Binomial name
	Melanaphis sacchari; (Zehntner, 1897)

Last updated September 28, 2025

The sugarcane aphid, (Melanaphis sacchari), is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. It is mostly found in Saccharum and Sorghum species.^[1]^[2] The species primarily reproduces via parthenogenesis, although sexual morphs have been discovered in China, Japan, and Mexico - in China the eggs overwinter in the host Miscanthus sacchariflorus .^[3]

References

↑ White, W. H.; Reagan, T. E.; Hall, D. G. (2001). "Melanaphis sacchari (Homoptera: Aphididae), a Sugarcane Pest New to Louisiana". The Florida Entomologist. 84 (3): 435–436. doi: 10.2307/3496505 . JSTOR 3496505.
↑ Nibouche, Samuel; Fartek, Benjamin; Mississipi, Stelly; Delatte, Hélène; Reynaud, Bernard; Costet, Laurent (2014). "Low Genetic Diversity in Melanaphis sacchari Aphid Populations at the Worldwide Scale". PLOS ONE. 9 (8) e106067. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j6067N. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106067 . PMC 4141858 . PMID 25148510.
↑ Pekarcik, Adrian (2016). "REVIEW OF LITERATURE". Biology and management of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner), a new pest of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.), in Alabama (PDF) (MSc). Auburn University.

Singh, B.U; Padmaja, P.G; Seetharama, N. (September 2004). "Biology and management of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner) (Homoptera: Aphididae), in sorghum: a review". Crop Protection. 23 (9): 739–755. Bibcode:2004CrPro..23..739S. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2004.01.004.
http://www.tsusinvasives.org/database/sugar-aphid.html
Nibouche, S; Fartek, B; Mississipi, S; Delatte, H; Reynaud, B; Costet, L (2014). "Low Genetic Diversity in Melanaphis sacchari Aphid Populations at the Worldwide Scale". PLOS ONE. 9 (8) e106067. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j6067N. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106067 . PMC 4141858 . PMID 25148510.
Sharma, Hari C.; Bhagwat, Vitthal R.; Daware, Dinakar G.; Pawar, Dattaji B.; Munghate, Rajendra S.; Sharma, Suraj P.; Kumar, Are Ashok; Reddy, Belum V. S.; Prabhakar, Krishna Bhat; Ambekar, Suresh S.; Gadakh, Sharad R. (2014). "Identification of sorghum genotypes with resistance to the sugarcane aphid Melanaphis sacchari under natural and artificial infestation" (PDF). Plant Breeding. 133 (1): 36–44. Bibcode:2014PBree.133...36S. doi:10.1111/pbr.12111.
http://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/Datasheet.aspx?dsid=33256

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[1] White, W. H.; Reagan, T. E.; Hall, D. G. (2001). "Melanaphis sacchari (Homoptera: Aphididae), a Sugarcane Pest New to Louisiana". The Florida Entomologist. 84 (3): 435–436. doi: 10.2307/3496505 . JSTOR 3496505.

[2] Nibouche, Samuel; Fartek, Benjamin; Mississipi, Stelly; Delatte, Hélène; Reynaud, Bernard; Costet, Laurent (2014). "Low Genetic Diversity in Melanaphis sacchari Aphid Populations at the Worldwide Scale". PLOS ONE. 9 (8) e106067. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j6067N. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106067 . PMC 4141858 . PMID 25148510.

[3] Pekarcik, Adrian (2016). "REVIEW OF LITERATURE". Biology and management of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner), a new pest of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.), in Alabama (PDF) (MSc). Auburn University.

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