Macrophotograph of a cluster of black bean aphids Aphis sambuci, wingless females, on the stem of a plant. They feed off the sugary sap of the plant s

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Macrophotograph of a cluster of black bean aphids Aphis sambuci, wingless females, on the stem of a plant. They feed off the sugary sap of the plant stem causing the leaves to yellow, wilt and finally die. They are serious plant pests of certain crops, flowers and houseplants.

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Photo credit: © DR JEREMY BURGESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, aphid, aphis, bean, black, insect, insecta, invertebrate, invertebrates, macrophoto, nature, phid, sambuci, type, wildlife, zoology