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Agriculture · Q120

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 120

Q120

Woolly aphis is the pest of

A.
Cherry
B.
Apple
C.
Peach
Answer
D.
Plum

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Woolly aphid is the pest of Peach.
Woolly apple aphid is a serious pest of peaches and apples, particularly young trees. Colonies form at wound sites on trunks, limbs, and twigs, where they feed on tender bark.
Pruning and hail damage can create wound sites for attack by this pest. Egg-laying wounds by the periodical cicada are ideal sites for infestation.