Kalmar "aphis" tana nufin ƙaramin kwari da ke cikin dangin Aphididae, wanda aka fi sani da aphids. Ana samun waɗannan kwari akan tsire-tsire, kuma suna ciyar da ruwan 'ya'yan itace daga ganye, mai tushe, da sauran sassan shuka. Ana kuma amfani da kalmar “aphis” a wasu lokuta a matsayin cutar da kwayoyin Xylella fastidiosa ke haifarwa, wanda ke shafar tsirrai iri-iri, da suka hada da inabi, bishiyar citrus, da itatuwan almond.