Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 1989
INCIDENCE OF SPIREA APHID (HOMOPTERA: APHIDIDAE) IN APPLE ORCHARDS IN VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND MARYLAND
INCIDENCE OF SPIREA APHID (HOMOPTERA: APHIDIDAE) IN APPLE ORCHARDS IN VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND MARYLAND
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Page Range: 145 – 149
Spirea aphid, Aphis spiraecola Patch, greatly outnumbered [87% A. spiraecola (S.D. ± 3.4)] apple aphid, Aphis pomi DeGeer, in apple orchards sampled in spring of 1986 in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. Apple as a primary host of A. spiraecola was shown for the first time by the presence of oviparae in the fall and fundatrices in the spring. Based on this survey, we suggest future research with “apple aphids” include species determination and preservation of voucher specimens.
Keywords: Apple;
Aphis spiraecola
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A. citricola
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A. pomi
Copyright: © 1989 Georgia Entomological Society, Inc.
Contributor Notes
1 Appalachian Fruit Research Stn., USDA-ARS, Kearneysville, WV 25430
2 Museum of Science and History, 1025 Gulf Life Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Accepted: 29 Jul 1988