F. Holbrook
Dec 1, 1977
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Journal of Economic Entomology
Abstract
Aldicarb killed 26% and thiofanox killed 64% of Myzus Persicae (Sulzer) exposed once to potato plants treated with these systemic insecticides. Six serial exposures to aldicarb and 3 to thiofanox were required to achieve 98% mortality. From the information obtained when using an electronic system to record the probing and feeding of the aphids, neither insecticide can be expected to prevent a mature viruliferous green peach aphid from transmitting potato leaf roll virus to at least one plant, even though both materials will prevent reproduction and virus spread during the early part of the growing season.