Banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa

Banana aphids transmit the dreaded bunchy top of banana virus and are a serious threat to cultivation of traditional varieties like hill banana.

1 Aphid colony on banana	2	3	4
5 Banana aphids	6 aphid colony	7 Banana aphid	8 Aphids on banana leaf
9 Aphids on banana leaf	10 Aphids on banana leaf	11 Aphids on banana leaf	12 Banana aphid
13 Aphids on banana leaf	14 Banana aphid	15 Banana aphid	16 Banana aphid
17 Aphids on banana leaf	18 Banana aphid	19 Aphids on banana leaf	20 Aphid on banana
21 Banana aphids	22 Alate form	23 Banana aphid	24 Aphid colony on banana
25 Aphid colony	26 Larva of Scymnus nubilus, a common predator of banana aphid	27 Scymnus-larva.tif	28 Larva-Scymnus.tif
29 Larva of Scymnus nubilus, a common predator of banana aphid	30 Pupa of Scymnus nubilus, a common predator of banana aphid	31 Larvae of Scymnus nubilus feeding on banana aphids	32 Larva of Scymnus nubilus in banana aphid colony
33 Scymnus nubilus in banana aphid colony	34 Adult beetle of Scymnus nubilus, a common predator of banana aphid	35 Adult-Scymnus.tif	36 Adult beetle of Scymnus nubilus, a common predator of banana aphid
37 Adult beetle of Scymnus nubilus, a common predator of banana aphid	38 Adult beetle of Scymnus nubilus, a common predator of banana aphid