Russian Wheat Aphid

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Russian Wheat Aphid By: Jeet Ganatra and Shawn Siamwalla

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Russian Wheat Aphid . By: Jeet Ganatra and Shawn Siamwalla. General Information . Common name: Russian Wheat Aphid Scientific name: Diuriphus noxia Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta. Distribution. The Russian Wheat Aphid can be found all over the U.S. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Russian Wheat Aphid

By: Jeet Ganatra and Shawn Siamwalla

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General Information • Common name: Russian Wheat Aphid • Scientific name: Diuriphus noxia• Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Arthropoda • Class: Insecta

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Distribution

• The Russian Wheat Aphid can be found all over the U.S.

• In 1986, it was introduced to the U.S. by accident.

• It is native to Eurasia

Native area

Can be found today

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Effects on People The Russian Wheat Aphid damages cereal

cropsEvery year, an estimated 50 million dollars

in damages is caused by this insect Causes us to have crop shortages

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Effects on Ecosystem

• Many crops are destroyed • Losses of grains• Although this insect is a

threat to grains, no other living organisms have been directly effected by it

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Success!

The Russian Wheat Aphid is so successful because:• It has few natural predators • Plenty of food to thrive on Habitat: • Grain fields

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The Future Options: Purchase pesticides Purchase natural predators

Tradeoffs: Pesticides can poison crops

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Thanks For Watching!

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Bibliography

Sources:Invasivespeciesinfo.govnps.gov