The effects of the inherent transmissibility of the
virus and of the inherent transmitting ability of aphids
on the transmission of bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV)
were studied along with four virus-vector relationships of
BYMV and the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulz.).
In addition, investigations were made on the...
The effects of soil moisture, mineral nutrition and
temperature on the susceptibility of peas to inoculation
with bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV) by the green peach
aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulz.) were investigated along with
three vector-virus relationships. In addition, a comparative
study was made of two methods of evaluating susceptibility...
The use of petroleum oil prevented, to varying degrees: the
transmission of three stylet-borne viruses in three different crops.
The use of oils resulted in a marked improvement in the number of
lily bulbs harvested from treated plots as compared to the number of
lily bulbs harvested from untreated plots....
Population development of the symphylan, Scutigerella immaculata
(Newport), was studied in laboratory cultures. Also symphylan
injury to greenhouse plants was investigated. Plastic polyethylene
containers partly filled with damp ground hemlock bark were used to
culture symphylan in the laboratory. Fresh lettuce food was supplied
to the cultures weekly.
Factors which...
Experiments were done to determine the effect of some
factors on the level of transmission of bean yellow mosaic
virus (BYMV) by aphids. The effect of different source
plant treatments, the effect of light on test plant susceptibility,
and the effect of a second virus on the transmission
of BYMV...
Experiments conducted in the greenhouse showed that the leafhopper,
Colladonus montanus reductus (Van Duzee), is a long-day
insect. This conclusion is based on the production of diapausing eggs
when the leafhoppers were kept under short days (ten hours) during
the nymphal stage and the adult pre-oviposition period. Continuous
development of...
A method of culturing Eriosoma pyricola on detached root pieces
was developed to ensure a regular supply of aphids for experimental
work. Another method was designed for studying the alate sexuparae
formation in woolly pear aphid, whereby growing plants were infested
so that the aphids or their progeny could be...