Brown Peach Aphid

  • The brown peach aphid – an insect that attacks temperate fruit trees – has been recorded in Kashmir for the first time.
  • Aphids feed on the saps of plants, attacking plant tissues that transport food to all different plant parts.
  • The brown peach aphid (Pterochloroides persicae) is anotorious pest of peachandalmond trees in the Mediterranean regions.
  • The tiny (nearly 3 mm long) aphids thrive best during the months of April, May, September and October.
  • Though they are most ‘prolific’ between 20 and 22 degrees Celsius, the brown-and-white patched insects are active in temperatures as low as 3 degrees ....
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