Cotton aphid
making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black fungal moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops and rendering [...] rendering them unsuitable for market. At the same time, photosynthesis in the leaves is reduced, affecting production. Life cycle and appearance of Cotton aphid [...] coffee, cocoa, eggplant, cucumber, melon, pepper and many ornamental plants such as chrysanthemum and kalanchoe. The cotton aphid ( Aphis gossypii ) is