- black citrus aphid
- noun
: a black aphid (Toxoptera aurantii) widely distributed in warm regions that feeds on a number of cultivated plants and is considered to be a vector of tristeza disease of citrus in Brazil
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
black citrus aphid
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