IDENTIFICACIÓN MORFOLÓGICA Y CRÍA DEL ÁFIDO Toxoptera aurantii BOYER DE FONSCOLOMBE (HEMIPTERA: APHIDIDAE) EN INVERNADERO

<p><strong>Background. </strong>Aphids are one of the insect groups with greatest impact on agricultural production. They affect a wide range hosts, including fruit trees such as citrus. <strong>Objective. </strong> Identify main morphological characters and evaluate rearing protocol for aphid <em>Toxoptera aurantii</em> Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in room-temperature protected environment. <strong>Methodology. </strong>Specimens were collected from citrus production province Coclé, infested branches cut placed plastic containers transport. Insects separated identification through micro slides, observed under microscope identified using taxonomic reference keys. Four treatments established mucuna (<em>Mucuna pruriens</em> [L.] DC.), canavalia (<em>Canavalia ensiformis</em> bean (<em>Phaseolus vulgaris</em> L.) orange jasmine (<em>Murraya paniculata</em> Jack) host plants. Abundance was evaluated at 2 14 DAI. Data analyzed by analysis variance. For each treatment, 30 plants used, five aphids different stages (two adults three nymphs) released plant. Plants 0 to DAI (Days after infestation). Insect abundance variance.<strong> Results. </strong>The determinant species <em>T. identified. Statistically significant differences between (p<0.05) DAI, where plant that highlighted an average 51.5 ± 55.95 specimens per <strong>Implications. </strong>This research implies importance identifying determining meets feeding preferences breeding. <strong>Conclusions.</strong> The use room temperature greenhouses allows establishment offspring 10.3 times greater than initial population periods DAI.</p>