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Cloning of eight Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) nAChR subunit genes and mutation detection of the β1 subunit in field samples from China.
Pesticide biochemistry and physiology - 1 Sept 2016
Zhang Meng, Qiao Xianfeng, Li Yuting, Fang Bing, Zuo Yayun, Chen Maohua
Abstract excerpt
The bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (L.), is one of the most important wheat pests. This aphid damages through direct feeding and by transmitting the Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV). Both types of damage significantly reduce the quality and yield of wheat crops globally. Insecticides are the primary method of controlling the bird cherry-oat aphid in China, yet this aphid species has developed...
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