S. maydis

Sipha (Rungsia) maydis Passerini, 1860

Brown corn aphid

Morphological characters

1.0-2 mm.
Apterous: glossy brown, with numerous hairs all over the body.
Alate: brown with hairs, antennae short with 5 segments; large black patch on hind-parts of abdomen; tiny cornicles, reduced to a pore, cauda rounded.

Life cycles

Anholocyclic

Host plants

Poaceae

Particular characteristics

S. maydis is not very frequent.
Colonies are visited by ants.

Agronomic impact

S. maydis colonizes young shoots near base and sometimes stems and inflorescences. The leaves go yellow, roll up, then dry up.

Natural enemies

Parasitoids :
  • Adialytus ambiguus