Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Diversity in Potato Production Areas in Tucumán, Argentina

Aphids are recognized as important plant pests worldwide and they are major vectors of viruses. It is necessary to identify the aphid species in an agroecosystem in order to develop appropriate pest management strategies. The aim of this work was to determine the taxonomic diversity of aphid species...

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Autores: Avila, Ana Lucía, Vera, M. Alejandro, Ortego, Jaime, Willink, Eduardo, Ploper, Leonardo Daniel, Conci, Vilma Cecilia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
Repositorio:INTA Digital (INTA)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:localhost:20.500.12123/2244
Acceso en línea:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1653/024.097.0403
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2244
https://doi.org/10.1653/024.097.0403
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aphididae
Papa
Localización de la Producción
Plagas de Plantas
Vectores
Potatoes
Production Location
Pests of Plants
Vectors
Afidos
Regiones de producción
Tucumán
Descripción
Sumario:Aphids are recognized as important plant pests worldwide and they are major vectors of viruses. It is necessary to identify the aphid species in an agroecosystem in order to develop appropriate pest management strategies. The aim of this work was to determine the taxonomic diversity of aphid species present in potato crops in different agroecological regions of Tucumán, Argentina. Monitoring was done by 2 methods: modified Moericke yellow water traps were used for the alatae, while the apterae were collected directly from the plants. A total of 15,169 winged aphids were caught and 7,455 apterae colonizing the crop were collected. Fifty-six species were identified, 27 of which were present in all regions surveyed. Differences in species diversity between regions are discussed.