Mszyce (Homoptera, Aphidina) okolic Bydgoszczy II = Tli (Homoptera, Aphidina) okrestnostej Bydgoŝi II

The Phylogeny of the Homoptera

Use of a mitochondrial COI sequence to identify species of the subtribe Aphidina (Hemiptera, Aphididae)

Aphids of the subtribe Aphidina are found mainly in the North Temperate Zone. The relative lack of diagnostic morphological characteristics has hindered the identification of species in this group. However, DNA-based taxonomic methods can clarify species relationships within this group. Sequence variation in a partial segment of the mitochondrial COI gene was highly effective for identifying sp...

Polyol metabolism in homopterans at high temperatures: accumulation of mannitol in aphids (Aphididae: Homoptera) and sorbitol in whiteflies (Aleyrodidae: Homoptera)

Examination of four species of aphid and four of whitefly showed that mannitol was present in each species of aphid, while sorbitol was present in the whitefly species. In the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, the total body content of mannitol was considerably higher at noon than during the early morning. A similar increase in the sorbitol content of the silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argenti...

Antifeedant activity of botanical crude extracts and their fractions on Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) adults: II. Sechium pittieri (Cucurbitaceae).

Bemisia tabaci is a key pest of vegetables and other crops worldwide, but it is a particularly serious problem in the tropics, due to its ability to transmit several types of viruses, especially begomoviruses (Geminiviridae). Therefore, a preventive approach to deal with viral epidemics may be the deployment of repellents or phagodeterrents at earlier stages of plant development (critical perio...

Toxicity of plant essential oils to Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae).

A total of 53 plant essential oils were tested for their insecticidal activities against eggs, nymphs, and adults of Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood, using an impregnated filter paper bioassays without allowing direct contact. Responses varied according to oil type and dose, and developmental stage of the insect. Bay, caraway seed, clove leaf, lemon eucalyptus, lime dis 5 F, pennyroyal, pepp...