HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FRUIT SCIENCE
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Question
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What are the damage symptoms of Banana Aphid?
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Bunchy top disease
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Stunted growth of the plant
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Deformed fruits
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All of the answers above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sooty mould fungi grow on aphid honeydew, but damage to plants is uncommon, although there are reports of moulds at the base of leaves causing rots. Major damage is caused by spread of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) (Photos 2-4).
Detailed explanation-2: -Pentalonia nigronervosa (banana aphid)
Detailed explanation-3: -Small reddish-brown to almost black oval shaped aphids. Aphids have 2 characteristic projections from the rear of the abdomen. Colonies of adult and immature stages are found on the pseudostem (of banana plants) under the leaf bracts and between the bunch bracts and the branch stalk.
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