The aphid Myzus persicae sl (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is an important pest of many crops
worldwide with a complex life cycle, intensely controlled by chemical pesticides, and has …

This chapter looks at aphids from a taxonomist's viewpoint. It highlights some of the
problems of interpreting the observed variation within and between species, and discusses …

Aphids are among the major global pest groups, causing serious economic damage to many
food and commodity crops in most parts of the world. This revision and update of the well …

Recent studies have reported that aphids facilitate their colonization of host plants by
secreting salivary proteins into host tissues during their initial probing and feeding. Some of …

Background Global commerce and human transportation are responsible for the range
expansion of various insect pests such as the plant sucking aphids. High resolution DNA …

Parasite–host cospeciation has received much attention as an important mechanism in the
diversification of phytophagous insects. However, studies have shown that for certain taxa, it …

A total of 14 genus and 108 species synonyms in family Aphididae are listed with
explanations and comments. Synonyms involving aphid names in the economic literature …

Biological invasions are rapid evolutionary events in which populations are usually subject
to a founder event during introduction followed by rapid adaptation to the new environment …

Preimaginal development, mortality, aphid consumption rate, and size and weight upon
reaching the adult stage of the aphidophagous coccinellids Hippodamia convergens Guérin …

2. Asexual organisms rely on mutation whereas sexual organisms combine mutation with
recombination. 3. Few organisms provide examples of species that are both sexual and …