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Life cycle variation of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Greece

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

J.T. Margaritopoulos ,
J.A. Tsitsipis ,
S. Goudoudaki  and
R.L. Blackman
J.T. Margaritopoulos
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Faculty of Crop and Animal Production, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Str. 38 446, Nea Ionia, Magnesia, Greece
J.A. Tsitsipis*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Faculty of Crop and Animal Production, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Str. 38 446, Nea Ionia, Magnesia, Greece
S. Goudoudaki
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Faculty of Crop and Animal Production, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Str. 38 446, Nea Ionia, Magnesia, Greece
R.L. Blackman
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, UK
*
*Fax.: +30 4210 93286 E-mail: tsitsipi@uth.gr
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Abstract

During the years 1995–1999 the life cycle category of 2797 clones of Myzus persicae (Sulzer) was examined. The clones originated from primary and secondary hosts from different localities of North and Central Greece and the island of Crete in the south. Four different overwintering life cycle strategies were found that have also been described for M. persicae and other heteroecious species previously. A geographical variation was found in the proportion of holocyclic clones from tobacco and other secondary hosts associated with the abundance of the primary host in the sampling regions. In Central Macedonia, around the main peach-growing regions, the proportion of holocyclic clones was mostly above 50% and in some cases reached 100%. In localities of East Macedonia, holocyclic clones were also frequent. On the other hand, further south or in north-eastern Greece, where peach is not common, the proportion of holocyclic clones varied between 0 and 33%. Fifty seven percent of examined anholocyclic clones produced males under short day conditions, suggesting that androcyclic clones in Greece represent an important factor of genetic variability. Intermediate clones were sampled from all host-plants but at low frequencies (3.6% of total examined clones and 6.9% of non-holocyclic ones). Moreover, a regional variation was found in different colour forms feeding on tobacco plants. Red clones were predominant in regions where aphids overwinter parthenogenetically on weeds or winter crops. However, almost all clones from the primary host were green. The ecological aspects of life cycle variation are discussed.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 92 , Issue 4 , August 2002 , pp. 309 - 319
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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