Cowpea Aphid: Scout developing pegs to find this pest feeding

摘要

In 2012, cowpea aphids were observed feeding on large areas of peanut acres in a very sandy region of Florida, close to the Alabama border. There have been numerous other instances where cowpea aphids have been seen feeding on peanut pegs, but those infestations were overlooked as serious. Cowpea aphid can be very damaging to peanuts in some areas and should be added to the existing range of soil pests that include wireworms, white grubs, whitefringed beetles, southern corn root-worms, lesser cornstalk borers and cutworms.