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Variation in the life cycle and morphology of the tobacco host-race of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in relation to its geographical distribution.
Bulletin of entomological research - 1 Aug 2002
Kephalogianni T E, Tsitsipis J A, Margaritopoulos J T, Zintzaras E, Delon R, Blanco Martin I, Schwaer W
Abstract excerpt
Morphological variation and life cycle category were examined in 121 clones of Myzus persicae (Sulzer). The clones were collected from tobacco from three localities in Greece (Xanthi, Nea Efessos and Naphplion), one in Germany (Rheinstetten), one in France (Bergerac) and one in Spain (Madrid). Before morphometrics, all aphids were laboratory-reared on potato. The morphological variation was investigated using...
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