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The Preference shown by Myzus persicae (Sulz.) for Brassica Plants sprayed with Wetting Agents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

G. D. Heathcote  and
J. Ward
G. D. Heathcote
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
J. Ward
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
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Summary

Winged and wingless individuals of Myzus persicae (Sulz.), when offered a choice between unsprayed cauliflower seedlings and seedlings sprayed with a 0·1 per cent. aqueous solution of Lissapol N (a non-ionic wetting agent), preferred Lissapol-treated plants. This effect was statistically significant.

Further experiments showed that Aphids similarly preferred treated turnip seedlings to untreated seedlings. The preference for sprayed cauliflower seedlings was also shown when an anionic, a cationic and a mixed wetting agent were used.

Type
Research Paper
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , July 1958 , pp. 235 - 237
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1958

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