Aphid Reference

Pea Aphid

Genome of Russian wheat aphid an economically important cereal aphid

Although the hemipterans (Aphididae) are comprised of roughly 50,000 extant insect species, only four have sequenced genomes that are publically available, namely Acyrthosiphon pisum (pea aphid), Rhodnius prolixus (Kissing bug), Myzus persicae (Green peach aphid) and Diuraphis noxia (Russian wheat aphid). As a significant proportion of agricultural pests are phloem feeding aphids, it is crucial...

APHID Game-Tree Search

This paper introduces the APHID (Asynchronous Parallel Hierarchical Iterative Deepening) game-tree search algorithm. An APHID search is controlled by a master and a series of slave processors. The master searches the rst d 0 ply of the game-tree repeatedly. The slaves are responsible for the bottom plies of the game-tree. The slaves asynchronously read work lists from the master and return scor...

APHID Game - Tree

Plant–Aphid Interactions Under Elevated CO2: Some Cues from Aphid Feeding Behavior

Although the increasing concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) accelerates the accumulation of carbohydrates and increases the biomass and yield of C3 crop plants, it also reduces their nitrogen concentration. The consequent changes in primary and secondary metabolites affect the palatability of host plants and the feeding of herbivorous insects. Aphids are phloem feeders and are con...