SPECIES COMPOSITION OF APHIDS (HEMIPTERA: APHIDOIDEA) DAMAGING VEGETABLE MELONS AND FRUIT TREES IN AZERBAIJAN

Vegetable melons are harmed by aphids from the genus Brevicorynae Van der Goot. 1. Brevicoryne brassicae Linnaeus. - cabbage aphid, from the genus Aphis Linnaeus. 2. Aphis fabae Scop. – Beet or bean aphid, 3. Aphis gossypii Glov. - Melon or cotton aphid, from the genus Acyrthosiphon Mordvilka 4. Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris. - pea aphid Aphids (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea) are serious pests of fruit trees in Azerbaijan. Among them 13 aphid species are the most dangerous pests of the fruit trees: Eriosoma lanigerum, Aphis pomi, Aphis punicae, Dysaphis devecta, Dysaphis plantaginea, Dysaphis pyri, Dysaphis reaumuri, Brachycaudus amygdalinus, Brauchycaudus helichrysi, Brachycaudus prunicola, Myzus cerasi, Myzus persicae, Hyalopterus pruni. Among them E. lanigerum, A. pomi, D. devecta, D. plantaginea, D. pyri and D. reaumuri damage apple trees and other Pomoidea, B. amygdalinus, B. helichrysi, B. prunicola, M. cerasi, M. persicae and H. pruni are dangerous pests of Prunoidea, A. punicae is a pest of the pomegranate