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• Detached antennae tell what an aphid can smell

  Author:Sean AdamsFrom:Agricultural Research (Vol. 43, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 1995583 words Article Agricultural Research Service scientist Wilant van Giessen has discovered that pea aphids feed on crops which exude the so-called 'green-leaf' odors. van Giessen, an expert in electroantennography, confirmed this by...

• Forestry Alters Foraging Efficiency and Crop Contents of Aphid-Tending Red Wood Ants, Formica aquilonia

  Authors:Therese Johansson and Heloise GibbFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 13, 20125,939 words Article 1470LAuthor(s): Therese Johansson * , Heloise Gibb Introduction Anthropogenic disturbance, mainly through urbanization, forestry and agriculture, has severe impacts on ecosystems worldwide, affecting ecosystem...

• Optimization an Optimal Artificial Diet for the Predatory Bug Orius sauteri (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

  Authors:Xiao-Ling Tan, Su Wang, and Fan ZhangFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 5, 20138,313 words Article 1460LAuthor(s): Xiao-Ling Tan 1 , 2 , Su Wang 1 , * , Fan Zhang 1 Introduction The use of the predacious flower bug, Orius sauteri (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) as a method of biological control in greenhouses was first...

• The developmental stream of cottonwoods affects ramet growth and resistance to galling aphids

  Authors:Michael J.C. Kearsley and Thomas G. WhithamFrom:Ecology (Vol. 79, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 19989,254 words Article We define the "developmental stream" of a plant as the gradient of increasingly mature phenotypes its shoots express over its lifetime. This pattern has important implications for studies of morphology, physiology,...

• Pest control of aphids depends on landscape complexity and natural enemy interactions

  Authors:Emily A. Martin, Bjorn Reineking, Bumsuk Seo, and Ingolf Steffan-DewenterFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July 16, 20159,458 words Article 1480LAphids are a major concern in agricultural crops worldwide, and control by natural enemies is an essential component of the ecological intensification of agriculture. Although the complexity of agricultural landscapes...

• The physiological consequences of varied heat exposure events in adult Myzus persicae: a single prolonged exposure compared to repeated shorter exposures

  Authors:Behnaz Ghaedi and Nigel R. AndrewFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 2, 20168,669 words Article 1390LThe study of environmental stress tolerance in aphids has primarily been at low temperatures. In these cases, and in the rare cases of high temperature tolerance assessments, all exposures had been during a single...

• Transgenerational Shifts in Reproduction Hormesis in Green Peach Aphid Exposed to Low Concentrations of Imidacloprid

  Authors:Murali-Mohan Ayyanath, G. Christopher Cutler, Cynthia D. Scott-Dupree, and Paul K. SibleyFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 6, 20136,048 words Article 1490LHormesis is a biphasic phenomenon that in toxicology is characterized by low-dose stimulation and high-dose inhibition. It has been observed in a wide range of organisms in response to many chemical stressors, including...

• The relationships within the Chaitophorinae and Drepanosiphinae (Hemiptera, Aphididae) inferred from molecular-based phylogeny and comprehensive morphological data

  Authors:Karina Wieczorek, Dorota Lachowska-Cierlik, Lukasz Kajtoch, and Mariusz KanturskiFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 13, 201710,698 words Report 1390LThe Chaitophorinae is a bionomically diverse Holarctic subfamily of Aphididae. The current classification includes two tribes: the Chaitophorini associated with deciduous trees and shrubs, and Siphini that feed on...

• Morphological variation of Aphidius ervi Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) associated with different aphid hosts

  Authors:Cinthya M. Villegas, Vladimir Zikic, Sasa S. Stankovic, Sebastian A. Ortiz-Martinez, Ainara Penalver-Cruz, and Blas LavanderoFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 5) Peer-Reviewed

  July 11, 20175,189 words Report 1370LBackground Parasitoids are frequently used in biological control due to the fact that they are considered host specific and highly efficient at attacking their hosts. As they spend a significant part of their life...

• Nutrition versus defense: Why Myzus persicae (green peach aphid) prefers and performs better on young leaves of cabbage

  Authors:He-He Cao, Zhan-Feng Zhang, Xiao-Feng Wang, and Tong-Xian LiuFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 23, 20186,185 words Report 1490LPlant leaves of different ages differ in nutrients and toxic metabolites and thus exhibit various resistance levels against insect herbivores. However, little is known about the influence of leaf ontogeny on plant...

• Mixed effects of ecological intensification on natural pest control providers: a short-term study for biotic homogenization in winter wheat fields

  Authors:Zoltan Elek, Jana Ruzickova, Reka Adam, Krisztina Bereczki, Gergely Boros, Ferenc Kadar, et al.From:PeerJ (Vol. 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 27, 20206,845 words Report 1460LAgricultural intensification is one of the major drivers of biotic homogenization and has multiple levels ranging from within-field management intensity to landscape-scale simplification. The enhancement of invertebrate...

• A topological approach to selecting models of biological experiments

  Authors:M. Ulmer, Lori Ziegelmeier, and Chad M. TopazFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 15, 20198,162 words Report 1440LWe use topological data analysis as a tool to analyze the fit of mathematical models to experimental data. This study is built on data obtained from motion tracking groups of aphids in [Nilsen et al., PLOS One, 2013]...

• Electrical signalling on Bt and non-Bt cotton plants under stress by Aphis gossypii.

  Authors:Jéssica K. S. Pachú, Francynes C. O. Macedo, José B. Malaquias, Francisco S. Ramalho, Ricardo F. Oliveira, Flávia Pereira Franco, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 8, 20216,505 words Report 1640LPlants have developed various mechanisms to respond specifically to each biotrophic attack. It has been shown that the electrical signals emitted by plants are associated with herbivory stress responses and can lead to...

• Comparative transcriptomics of Diuraphis noxia and Schizaphis graminum fed wheat plants containing different aphid-resistance genes

  Authors:Lina Aguirre Rojas, Erin Scully, Laramy Enders, Alicia Timm, Deepak Sinha, Charles Michael Smith, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 22, 202011,710 words Report 1690LAuthor(s): Lina Aguirre Rojas 1, Erin Scully 2, Laramy Enders 3, Alicia Timm 4, Deepak Sinha 1,5, Charles Michael Smith 1,* Introductory note The original version of this article was retracted [1] by the...

• Evolutionary insights of Bean common mosaic necrosis virus and Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus

  Authors:James M. Wainaina, Laura Kubatko, Jagger Harvey, Elijah Ateka, Timothy Makori, David Karanja, et al.From:PeerJ (Vol. 7) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 13, 20197,347 words Article 1430LPlant viral diseases are one of the major limitations in legume production within sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), as they account for up to 100% in production losses within smallholder farms. In this study, field surveys were...

• Resistance to soybean aphid in early maturing soybean germplasm

  Authors:Clarice Mensah, Christina DiFonzo, Randall L. Nelson, and Dechun WangFrom:Crop Science (Vol. 45, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  November-December 20054,447 words Article Since 2000, the soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura) has become a major pest of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] in North America. In the USA, there are currently no commercial soybean cultivars with aphid...

• Transcriptome profiling of induced susceptibility effects on soybean-soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) interaction

  Authors:Surendra Neupane, Adam J. Varenhorst, and Madhav P. NepalFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  June 10, 20191,472 words Report 1340LObjectives Soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura; SBA) is the most economically damaging insect of soybean (Glycine max) in the United States. One previous study demonstrated that avirulent (biotype 1) and virulent...

• Soil pathogen-aphid interactions under differences in soil organic matter and mineral fertilizer

  Authors:Stijn van Gils, Giovanni Tamburini, Lorenzo Marini, Arjen Biere, Maaike van Agtmaal, Olaf Tyc, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 17, 20175,585 words Report 1590LThere is increasing evidence showing that microbes can influence plant-insect interactions. In addition, various studies have shown that aboveground pathogens can alter the interactions between plants and insects....

• Resistance of wheat accessions to the english grain aphid sitobion avenae

  Authors:Xiang-Shun Hu, Ying-Jie Liu, Yu-Han Wang, Zhe Wang, Xin-lin Yu, Bo Wang, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 1, 20168,993 words Report 1390LThe English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae, is a major pest species of wheat crops; however, certain varieties may have stronger resistance to infestation than others. Here, we investigated 3 classical resistance...

• Preference and performance of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae on three Brassicaceae vegetable plants and its association with amino acids and glucosinolates.

  Authors:Muhammad Afaq Ahmed, Ning Ban, Sarfaraz Hussain, Raufa Batool, Yong-Jun Zhang, Tong-Xian Liu, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 1, 20225,033 words Report 1480LThe green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) is a generalist pest of various host plants, whose feeding preference and growth performance mainly depends on the quantity and quality of nutrients and defensive...