POTATO.GPAPHID.MORAES.1995

 
METHOD: Test Diet METHOD NARR: Excised leaflets of ber were used in a choice test for female apterous aphids. The number of aphids present on the abaxial surface of the leaflets was counted at 30, 180 and 330 minutes after releasones carrying type A and B trichomes were least preferred. AUTHOR EXPLANATION: The observed behaviour was probably influenced by volatile compounds present in type B trichome exudate.
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Citation(s)
  • Moraes, J. C. de, E. F. Vilela, & J. C. De Moraes. 1995. Antixenosis to the aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer), in clones of the wild potato Solanum berthaultii bearing glandular trichomes. Anais Soc. Entomol. Brasil 24:613-618.