wheat aphid
noun
variants
or wheat aphis
: any of several plant lice of the family Aphididae (as the grain aphid Macrosiphum granarium and Rhopalosiphum prunifoliae) that suck the sap of growing wheat
called also wheat louse, wheat plant louse
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“Wheat aphid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheat%20aphid. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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