abstract:The black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) is a tiny black insect with a broad, soft body, a member of the order Hemiptera. Other common names include blackfly, bean aphid and beet leaf aphid.
The effectof symbiont on growthandreproduction of the black bean aphid, Aphis craccivora KochObtaining aposymbiotic aphids is key to study the relationship between the aphidand Buchnera.