Landing Preference and Reproduction of Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the Laboratory on Three Maize, Potato, and Wheat Cultivars
The bird cherry—oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) transmits the nonpersistent Potato virus Y (PVY) to seed potatoes. Planting a nonvirus host plant around the main crop can reduce PVY incidence, because aphids tend to land in high numbers at the edge of a field and the crop border acts as a virus si...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4535570/ |