Russian Wheat Aphid

Scientific name: Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov)

Common names: Russian Wheat Aphid

Native To: Eurasia

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1986

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Accidental

Impact: Pest of wheat and barley

Current U.S. Distribution:

• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status

Management Plans: Animals

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Russian Wheat Aphid
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Alarm Pheromone Knocks Off Russian Wheat Aphids, Agricultural Research Magazine (Jul 2000)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Controls

Natural Enemies of Russian Wheat Aphid Established in 6 States, Agricultural Research Service News (May 17, 2000)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Controls

Russian Wheat Aphid - TEKTRAN database
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Research; Special Note: These are results from a search of USDA's TEKTRAN database. TEKTRAN includes summaries of recent research results from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service.

Russian Wheat Aphid Research Projects
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Research

Diuraphis noxia Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Aphids in Small Grains
Colorado State University. Cooperative Extension.
Photographs; Illustrations; Life Cycle; Controls

Small Grains: Russian Wheat Aphid - UC Pest Management Guidelines (Feb 2007)
University of California. Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Controls

Russian Wheat Aphid - Identification Keys for Insect Pests in Pacific Northwest Field Crops
University of Idaho. Cooperative Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs

Russian Wheat Aphid in Utah (PDF | 58 KB)
Utah State University. Extension Entomology.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls; Special Note: The Russian Wheat Aphid in Utah: An Update (PDF | 81 KB)

Russian Wheat Aphid: An Exotic Threat to Western Australia (Reviewed Aug 2006; PDF | 163KB)
Western Australia Department of Agriculture.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Russian Wheat Aphid
High Plains Integrated Pest Management.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Controls