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How to Manage Pests

Key to Aphids Most Commonly Found in San Joaquin Valley Alfalfa and Cotton

| Start key | Management guidelines: Alfalfa | Cotton |

Based on the key characteristics, the aphid is likely to be

Potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae)

Potato aphid adults and nymphs.
Colony of potato aphids.Pink and a green potato aphid adult.
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This aphid commonly has both a pink and a green form. You might see one or the other or both color forms in the same colony.

Find out more about potato aphid on

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