Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the agricultural habitat in Indonesia

A considerable number of aphid species has been reported from the agricultural habitat in Indonesia by many authors, including those that regarded as important pests or even vectoring viruses. However, a complete record of all reported species is yet to be found.We conducted aliterature study to determine aphid species that are associated with and become pestsin the agricultural habitat in Indonesia. A total of 112 species are compiled, 24 of them are found on food crops, 50 on horticultural crops, 18 on estate crops, and 62 on weeds. Twenty-three species are reported as major pests ofagricultural cropswhile21 of them vector viruses. Two other species, Chaetosiphon fragaefoliiCockerell and Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas) are currently listed as the quarantine pests in Indonesia. These results suggest that holistic and detail studies on Indonesian aphids arenecessary to provide the information to be considered in their management.