With these types of virus-vector associations, the aphid acquires the virus and is only able to transmit the virus temporarily. Once all the infective charge is reduced by feeding or the passing of time, the aphid is unable to transmit the virus until it feeds on infected tissue again. Banana aphid vectors bunchy top disease of bananas. Fruits of diseased plants are unsaleable because they are small and distorted. The disease causes considerable losses to cardamom crops.
Females give birth to live female young.
Males are not known for this species. There is no egg stage. Young are born live. Like most other aphid species, the banana aphid has four nymphal stages. Newborn nymphs are oval at first and become slightly elongated.