Prey preference of natural enemies is an important parameter used in studies on their efficiency. Feeding preferences of individuals from two populations of Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (L.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) for the essential prey items ...
Maryam KESHAVARZ +2 more
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Cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV) is an emerging aphid-borne pathogen infecting cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., in the southern United States (U.S.).
John W. Mahas +17 more
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Hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae) diversity in Tapada da Ajuda, Lisbon - a preliminary study [PDF]
Hoverflies are holometabolic insects, whose adults are pollinators feeding on nectar and pollen. Frequently, they are confused with wasps, bees and bumblebees.
Espírito Santo, Gonçalo +2 more
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THE EFFECT OF AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES ON THE INCIDENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF APHID VECTORS OF PEPPER VEINAL MOTTLE VIRUS, ON CULTIVATED PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.) IN NIGERIA [PDF]
The distribution of aphid vectors of Pepper veinal mottle virus (PVMV) was studied on cultivated pepper between 2003 and 2005 in the major pepper producing areas of the six agro-ecological zones in Nigeria.
A.A. FAJINMI, C.A. ODEBODE, O.B. FAJINMI
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Contrasting effects of necrotrophic and biotrophic plant pathogens on the aphid Aphis fabae [PDF]
Phytophagous insects have to contend with a wide variation in food quality brought about by a variety of factors intrinsic and extrinsic to the plant. One of the most important factors is infection by plant pathogenic fungi.
Banks +56 more
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دراسة موسمیة للطفیل Aphidius matricariae ( Haliday ) وحشرتی مَنﱢ الخوخ الأخضر Myzus persicae ومَنﱢ الباقلاء الأسود Aphis fabae وتأثیر عوامل المناخ علیها فی محافظة نینوى [PDF]
The results shown by the study that aphids were present in varying numbers Fadiliyah area fields and the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry / University of Mosul fields.
Waad Awad, Juhaina Mohammed
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Host choice and host leaving in Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) emigrants and repellency of aphid colonies on the winter host [PDF]
Host choice and winter-host leaving in emigrants of bird cherry–oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus), were investigated in the laboratory. In settling choice tests, emigrants collected from the winter host, Prunus padus, preferred this plant over ...
Glinwood, Robert, Petersson, J.
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Enzymes mediating resistance to chlorpyriphos in Aphis fabae (Homoptera: Aphididae)
The black bean aphid, Aphis fabae (Homoptera: Aphididae), is a widespread pest that has more than 200 hosts in the world. Insecticide resistance (IR) due to frequent applications is the major limitation in integrated pest management programs. Biochemical resistance is a common type of IR in which the insecticide is detoxified by one or more enzymes of ...
Farideh, Khan Mirza +3 more
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Observations on the Interrelationships among Ants, Aphids, and Aphid Predators [PDF]
Excerpt: The literature concerning the interactions of these insect groups is as interesting as it is extensive. It has generally been accepted that the relationship between ants and aphids has been one of mutualism in which ants derive all or a large ...
Glass, Arthur W +2 more
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Background The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer, and the bean aphid, Aphis fabae Scopoli (both Hemiptera: Aphididae), are serious pests of greenhouse vegetable crops in Iraq and other regions of the globe.
Akram A. Mohammed +4 more
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