Published August 1968. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The influence of oil sprays on the field spread of the aphid-borne
bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV) in bean was studied in 1972
and 1973. Oil sprays failed to significantly reduce virus spread in
the 1972 BYMV experiment. However, the data did suggest that the
efficiency of the oil sprays...
I tested a theoretical model proposing that anemia
favors transmission of blood-borne parasites to vectors
by accelerating the blood-feeding rate. Using Aedes
aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, initially, I was not
able to confirm this phenomenon either in an artificial
or a live system; anemia did not correlate with blood-feeding...