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The cotton or melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover. Wingless adults are 1/16 to 1/8 inch long, yellow to dark green with a dusky colored cauda. Winged adults are also yellow to dark green but have a black head and thorax. They feed on a wide range of plants and are primarily a spring and summer pest.
Common host plants: citrus, gardenia, hibiscus.
For additional information on the cotton aphid see the Featured Creatures Web site at http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/veg/aphid/melon_aphid.htm