SEASONAL POPULATION ABUNDANCE OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM APHIDS (HOMOPTERA, APHIDIDAE) IN THE MIDDLE OF IRAQ WITH PICTORIAL KEY TO SPECIES

This study was based on the determination of aphid species that infested Chrysanthemumsp. (Asterales, Asteraceae) inthe middle of Iraq; five aphid species belong to subfamily Aphidinae were recorded: Aphis fabaeScopoli, 1763, Aphis gossypiiGlover, 1877, Coloradoa rufomaculata(Wilson, 1908), Macrosiphoniella sanborni(Gillette, 1908) and Myzus persicae(Sulzer, 1776). A.gossypiiwas the most dominant species throughout the study period while M. persicaeis the lesser species.