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Reproductive performance of asexual clones of the peach-potato aphid, (Myzus persicae, Homoptera: Aphididae), colonising Scotland in relation to host plant and field ecology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2009

B. Fenton ,
L. Kasprowicz ,
G. Malloch  and
J. Pickup
B. Fenton*
Affiliation:
Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, DundeeDD2 5DA, UK
L. Kasprowicz
Affiliation:
Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, DundeeDD2 5DA, UK
G. Malloch
Affiliation:
Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, DundeeDD2 5DA, UK
J. Pickup
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, 1 Roddinglaw Road, EdinburghEH12 9FJ, UK
*
*Author for correspondence Fax: +44 (0)1382 562426 E-mail: Brian.Fenton@scri.ac.uk
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Abstract

The population of peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), in Scotland comprises large numbers of a few superclones with much smaller numbers of other clones, and the reason for their differential success has yet to be elucidated. In the current study, the reproduction of lineages derived from these clones was measured by counting the numbers of offspring produced by a one-day-old nymph after 15 days. This was measured on four plant species, including local agricultural hosts and at two different temperatures (14 and 18°C). There were significant differences in clonal lineage reproduction on different hosts and at different temperatures and amongst clonal lineages on the same hosts at the same temperature. Lineages of local insecticide sensitive clones did not have the best reproductive potential; instead, a recently introduced clonal lineage carrying MACE insecticide resistance was the best reproducer. The clonal lineage with the lowest reproductive potential also carried insecticide resistance, but this was kdr. A lineage from a local insecticide-sensitive clone was the least affected by reduced temperature. There was evidence of host plant specialisation in some of the clonal lineages.

Keywords

aphidecological successhost plantMyzus persicaesuperclones
Type
Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 100 , Issue 4 , August 2010 , pp. 451 - 460
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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