strawberry root louse

insect
Also known as: Aphis forbesi, strawberry root aphid

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subterranean life of sucking insects

  • cicada
    In homopteran: Associations with other insects

    The strawberry root louse has a sexual cycle in which eggs are laid, but these aphids are dependent upon ants for survival. The ants not only care for the eggs in their nests but they also carry the young aphids from plant to plant. In some…

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