Title

TB39: Canada Plum, Prunus nigra Aiton, as a Primary Host of the Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), in Northeastern Maine

Authors

W. A. Shands
Geddes W. Simpson
H. E. Wave

Files

Description

Studies were conducted to determine the role of Canada plum as a host of the green peach aphid in northeastern Maine and to assess its importance as a source of infestation by the aphid on potatoes. The results relate chiefly to chronological and phenological aspects of the use of Canada plum as a primary host of this aphid; temperature developmental requirements of the aphid on this plant in spring; productiveness of spring migrants of the aphid in thickets and in cages; interrelationships between fall aphid populations on foliage, and egg deposition and overwintering to naturally occurring aphid colonies in spring and summer populations on potatoes.

Document Type

Article

Rights and Access Note

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Volume

39

Publication Date

7-1-1969

Publisher

Maine Agricultural Experiment Station

City

Orono

Keywords

aphids, potatoes

Disciplines

Entomology

Recommended Citation

Shands, W.A., G.W. Simpson, and H.E. Wave. 1969. Canada plum, Prunus nigra Aiton, as a primary host of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), in northeastern Maine. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 39.