Host Plant Volatiles and the Sexual Reproduction of the Potato Aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae
In late summer, heteroecious aphids, such as the potato aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, move from their secondary summer host plants to primary host plants, where the sexual oviparae mate and lay diapausing eggs. We tested the hypothesis that volatiles of the primary host, Rosa rugosa, would attract...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/5/4/783 |