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Filtering by: Subject Aphididae as carriers of disease Committee Member Berry, Ralph E. Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Salivation and engorgement parameters of sucking insect vectors : implications in pathogen transmission

Creator:

Shieh, Jong-neng

Abstract:

The probing behavior and feeding activity of green peach aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer, on Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. tenebrionis- transgenic potatoes, insecticide treated potatoes, and host plants with different preference were electronically monitored. I found that first, transgenic potatoes had no effect on green peach aphid probing suggesting that transmission of...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

control programs 15 CHAPTER H: FEEDING ACTIVITY OF GREEN PEACH APHID 27 (HOMOPTERA: APHIDIDAE) ON