''Brevicoryne'' is a

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aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A t ...

insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests.

Hosts

This genus parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the

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(

broccoli Broccoli (''Brassica oleracea'' var. ''italica'') is an edible green plant in the cabbage family (family Brassicaceae, genus ''Brassica'') whose large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Broccoli is cla ...

cabbage Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of ''Brassica oleracea'', is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( ''B.&nb ...

, kale, etc.) included.

Adults

Adults are distinguished from the nymphs by their darker body. They may (

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) or may not exhibit wings.

Parasites

Many species of

wasps A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. ...

parasitize the juvenile (nymph); injecting their

eggs Humans and human ancestors have scavenged and eaten animal eggs for millions of years. Humans in Southeast Asia had domesticated chickens and harvested their eggs for food by 1,500 BCE. The most widely consumed eggs are those of fowl, especial ...

using their

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creating 'mummies' (so called because of their desiccated appearance).

Species

* '' Brevicoryne arctica'' Richards, 1963 * '' Brevicoryne barbareae'' Nevsky 1929 * ''

Brevicoryne brassicae ''Brevicoryne brassicae'', commonly known as the cabbage aphid or cabbage aphis, is a destructive aphid (plant louse) native to Europe that is now found in many other areas of the world. The aphids feed on many varieties of produce, including ca ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758, the cabbage aphid * '' Brevicoryne crambe'' Bozhko, 1950 * '' Brevicoryne crambinistataricae'' Bozhko, 1953 * '' Brevicoryne fraterna'' Strom, 1938 * '' Brevicoryne jiayuguanensis'' Zhang, Chen, Zhong & Li, 1999 * '' Brevicoryne lonicerina'' Mukh & Akhm, 1980 * '' Brevicoryne nigrosiphunculata'' Hodjat, 1981 * '' Brevicoryne shaposhnikovi'' Narzikulov, 1957Нарзикулов М.Н. Новые виды тлей /Homoptera, Aphididae/ из горного Таджикистана//Энтомологическое обозрение. 1957. Т. 36. № 3. С. 671–694.

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