The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, present in Australia
Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit, Orange Agricultural Institute The soybean aphid is a small aphid, pale yellow in life, with black siphunculi and pale cauda (See Pic). No other aphid living on soybeans has the same combination of size ... [... more]
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HortNews - Lettuce Aphid Spreads Its Tentacles
Hawke's Bay lettuce growers' fears have been realised - the lettuce aphid has arrived. HASTINGS 3/12/2002 - Hawke's Bay lettuce growers' fears have been realised - the lettuce aphid has arrived. The region's vegetable growers said in July they ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
North Island Growers Hope Lettuce Aphid Stays South
New Zealand's major lettuce producer and other North Island growers are hoping a new aphid pest costing Canterbury growers their crops stays in the south. Gisborne 10/5/2002 - New Zealand's major lettuce producer and other North Island growers ... [... more]
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Scientists Want Lettuces Quarantined As New Pest Spreads
Crop scientists want some Canterbury lettuces quarantined because Christchurch growers have had their crops infested with a new aphid pest. Wellington 9/5/2002 - Crop scientists want some Canterbury lettuces quarantined because Christchurch ... [... more]
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HortNews - Big Grower Waits Helplessly As Aphids Attack ...
Scientists and growers will meet at Pukekohe on Thursday to talk about how to live with the new aphid pest threatening New Zealand's $26 million lettuce crops. GISBORNE 19/6/2002 - Scientists and growers will meet at Pukekohe on Thursday to talk ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Protective isolate/strain selection procedures
CTV is believed to have been introduced into New Zealand in the late 1800's. The most efficient vector of CTV the black citrus aphid (Toxoptera citricidus) is widespread in New Zealand and therefore almost every tree in New Zealand carries CTV ... [... more]
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