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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001042
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001042
Preferred Name

Aphids

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