Overwintering Strategy and the Timing of the Spring Migration of the Cereal Aphids Sitobion avenae and Sitobion fragariae

1986 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 905 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. F. A. Walters ◽  
A. M. Dewar
Keyword(s):  
Sitobion Avenae ◽  
Spring Migration ◽  
Cereal Aphids ◽  
Sitobion Fragariae

Prevalence of Sitobion fragariae (Walker) over S. avenae (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on wild cocksfoot grass (Dactylis glomerata) in south-east England

1990 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. D. Loxdale ◽  
C. P. Brookes
Keyword(s):  
Dactylis Glomerata ◽  
Sitobion Avenae ◽  
Cereal Aphids ◽  
Banding Patterns ◽  
Sitobion Fragariae ◽  
South East England

AbstractIndividual cereal aphids of the species Sitobion avenae (Fabricius) and S. fragariae (Walker) were differentiated by their peptidase electrophoretic banding patterns; S. avenae has three diagnostic isoenzyme bands (PEP-3 to -5), whereas S. fragariae has one (PEP-1). Over 90% of 5389 individuals of these two species, collected from the grass Dactylis glomerata within 50 km of Rothamsted over the course of several years, were S. fragariae. The importance of D. glomerata and other non-cereal Gramineae species as alternative summer and overwintering hosts for S. avenae is discussed in relation to this finding.

scholarly journals Virulence of Two Entomophthoralean Fungi, Pandora neoaphidis and Entomophthora planchoniana, to Their Conspecific (Sitobion avenae) and Heterospecific (Rhopalosiphum padi) Aphid Hosts

Insects ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibtissem Ben Fekih ◽  
Annette Bruun Jensen ◽  
Sonia Boukhris-Bouhachem ◽  
Gabor Pozsgai ◽  
Salah Rezgui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Rhopalosiphum Padi ◽  
Aphid Species ◽  
Sitobion Avenae ◽  
Cereal Aphids ◽  
Infection Level ◽  
Initial Exposure ◽  
Pandora Neoaphidis ◽  
First Time ◽  
Aphid Host

Pandora neoaphidis and Entomophthora planchoniana (phylum Entomophthoromycota) are important fungal pathogens on cereal aphids, Sitobion avenae and Rhopalosiphum padi. Here, we evaluated and compared for the first time the virulence of these two fungi, both produced in S. avenae cadavers, against the two aphid species subjected to the same exposure. Two laboratory bioassays were carried out using a method imitating entomophthoralean transmission in the field. Healthy colonies of the two aphid species were exposed to the same conidial shower of P. neoaphidis or E. planchoniana, in both cases from a cadaver of S. avenae. The experiments were performed under LD 18:6 h at 21 °C and a successful transmission was monitored for a period of nine days after initial exposure. Susceptibility of both S. avenae and R. padi to fungal infection showed a sigmoid trend. The fitted nonlinear model showed that the conspecific host, S. avenae, was more susceptible to E. planchoniana infection than the heterospecific host R. padi, was. In the case of P. neoaphidis, LT50 for S. avenae was 5.0 days compared to 5.9 days for R. padi. For E. planchoniana, the LT50 for S. avenae was 4.9 days, while the measured infection level in R. padi was always below 50 percent. Our results suggest that transmission from conspecific aphid host to heterospecific aphid host can occur in the field, but with expected highest transmission success to the conspecific host.

Application of the FAO-recommended method for detecting insecticide resistance in Aphis jabae Scopoli, Sitobion avenae (F.), Metopolophium dirhodum (Walker) and Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

1983 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. F. Stribley ◽  
G. D. MOORES ◽  
A. L. DEVONSHIRE ◽  
R. M. SAWICKI
Keyword(s):  
Insecticide Resistance ◽  
Rhopalosiphum Padi ◽  
Sitobion Avenae ◽  
Aphis Fabae ◽  
Cereal Aphids ◽  
Metopolophium Dirhodum ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Dip Test

AbstractBaseline toxicity measurements established discriminating concentrations of pirimicarb and demeton-S-methyl guaranteed to kill susceptible examples of Aphis fabae Scop., Sitobion avenae (F.), Metopolophium dirhodum (Wlk.) and Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) in the dip-test, the FAO-recommended method for detecting resistance in aphids. There was no evidence for resistance to either insecticide in field-collected populations of aphids from various parts of the UK or amongst variants of S. avenae characterised by staining their esterases after electrophoresis. New, simple techniques for rearing large numbers of colonies of cereal aphids are described.

Spring migration of cereal aphids

2009 ◽  
Vol 97 (1-5) ◽  
pp. 431-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. LEATHER ◽  
K. F. A. WALTERS
Keyword(s):  
Spring Migration ◽  
Cereal Aphids

Seedling and adult plant resistance to Sitobion avenae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Triticum monococcum (Poaceae), an ancestor of wheat

2004 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Migui ◽  
R.J. Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Plant Resistance ◽  
Adult Plant Resistance ◽  
Sitobion Avenae ◽  
Triticum Monococcum ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Adult Plant ◽  
Cereal Aphids ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Cereal Aphid ◽  
Overall Resistance

AbstractCereal aphids are important pests of wheat, Triticum aestivum L. and Triticum durum Desf. Crop resistance is a desirable method for managing cereal aphids in central North America, where the dominant crop, spring-sown wheat, has a low value per unit area. A diploid ancestor of wheat, Triticum monococcum L., is reported to be partially resistant to Sitobion avenae (Fabricius), the most damaging cereal aphid in the region. To identify potential sources of resistance, 42 accessions of T. monococcum and three cultivated wheats were infested with aphids, seedlings for six days and adult plants for 21 days. Overall resistance was estimated by the biomass loss of foliage and spikes in relation to uninfested control plants. Antibiosis was estimated by the gain in biomass of aphids during infestation, and tolerance was estimated as a biomass conversion ratio, overall resistance divided by antibiosis. A few T. monococcum accessions exhibited partial resistance. No relationship was found between seedling and adult plant resistance: the former exhibited primarily antibiosis and the latter primarily tolerance. Two accessions with antibiosis reduced aphid biomass by 60% compared with commercial wheats. Tolerance was correlated with growth potential, and was useful only in accessions with high growth potential. Four accessions exhibited tolerance levels at least 30% greater than commercial wheats. Highly susceptible accessions also were identified, which would be useful for investigating the inheritance of antibiosis and tolerance.

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