A great number of people and institutions contributed time and resources to the production of this aphid identification tool and morphology tutorial. The authors are deeply grateful to all participants, who are listed here with their affiliations at the time of the preparation of AphID.
Colin Favret, During initial creation of AphID, Chief Scientist of AphidNet, LLC, Research Associate at the University of Maryland Department of Entomology, and Collaborator at the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory. Currently professor of insect systematics and biodiversity at the Université de Montréal Department of Biological Sciences, Biodiversity Centre.
Gary L. Miller, Research Entomologist at the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory.
Melissa Islam, Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Ashley Gottlieb, Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Kojun Kanda, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-S&T, Pest Identification Technology Lab (PITL), Identification Technology Program (ITP), Washington, DC
This website was created using Fact Sheet Manager 3, a content-management system, developed and maintained by Center for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University.
For questions about content, access, or functionality, please contact ITP (itp@usda.gov).
References to AphID below refer to the static site published in 2014. Contributors are listed in alphabetial order.
David Adamski, Entomologist at the USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory, assisted with compiling the glossary of aphid terms and researching the aphids.
Gregory Parks, Student at Grinnell College, photographed, edited, and organized a portion of the aphid micrographs.
Brendan Wray, Student at the University of Maryland, photographed, edited, and organized a large portion of the aphid micrographs.
Adam R. Bourg, USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST Identification Technology Program, assisted with some of the AphID web page development.
Karen E.F. Favret, Chief Scientist of Spatial Temporal Earth, LLC, provided some of the initial programming for the AphID web site.
Lisa M. Martin, USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST Identification Technology Program, provided advice for developing the AphID web site.
Amanda J. Redford, USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST Identification Technology Program, edited and polished some of the AphID web site design elements, and designed the AphID release announcement.
Matthew D. Trice, Formerly of the USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST Identification Technology Program, provided some early insight into AphID web site programming issues.
Jon. H Martin, The Natural History Museum, provided a loan of aphid specimens not otherwise available.
Charles Mitter, University of Maryland Department of Entomology acted as contract PI and managed the project finances.
Terrance W. Walters, coordinator of the USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST Identification Technology Program, supervised the proceedings of the AphID tool development. He facilitated communication between development partners, managed the cooperation with the University of Maryland Department of Entomology, and provided other critical support to the authors and others for the successful development and deployment of AphID.
USDA, Most of the funding for this project sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) came from the Farm Bill for fiscal year 2010. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the USDA. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. See also.
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) provided the primary management of the project contract through its Identification Technology Program.
The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), through the Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL), provided facilities and microscopy support, and access to the Smithsonian Institution's US National Aphid Collection.
The University of Maryland Department of Entomology managed the contract funding. Charlie Mitter acted as contract PI.
AphidNet, LLC, provided computer and network facilities.
Spatial Temporal Earth, LLC provided web hosting services for programming and developing the AphID web site.
Josef Dvorak, Some images are courtesy of Josef Dvorák, BioLib Biological Library, © J. Dvorák. They are not to be reused without the copyright owner's consent.
Magnus Gammelgaard Nielson, Some images are courtesy of Magnus Gammelgaard Nielsen, Plant-Diseases.com, © M. Gammelgaard Nielsen. They are not to be reused without the copyright owner's consent.
Andy Jenson, Some images are courtesy of Andy Jensen, Aphidman's photostream, © A. Jensen. They are not to be reused without the copyright owner's consent.
Vladimir Motycka, Some images are courtesy of Vladimir Motycka, BioLib Biological Library, © V. Motycka. They are not to be reused without the copyright owner's consent.
Claude Pilon, Some images are courtesy of Claude Pilon, Les Pucerons du Québec, © C. Pilon. They are not to be reused without the copyright owner's consent.
J. Poorani, Some images are courtesy of Sunil Joshi and J. Poorani, Aphids of Karnataka (site no longer active), © J. Poorani. They are not to be reused without the copyright owner's consent.
David Voegtlin, Some images are courtesy of David J. Voegtlin, © D. Voegtlin. They are not to be reused without the copyright owner's consent.
Jenny Beard, University of Maryland; Department of Entomology.
Susan Halbert, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Division of Plant Industry.
Doris Lagos, University of Illinois; Department of Entomology.
Dan McKinnon, USDA APHIS PPQ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology.
Ronald Ochoa, USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory.
Christina Southwick, USDA APHIS PPQ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology.
Authors: Favret and Miller
Content updated March 2014; nomenclature updated February 2026
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