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26 May 2018 Demographic Parameters of Lipaphis erysimi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Different Cultivars of Brassica Vegetables
Abdul Qayyum, Muhammad Asif Aziz, Ayesha Iftikhar, Faisal Hafeez, Remzi Atlihan
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Demographic parameters of the turnip aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), which is a serious pest of Brassica crops worldwide, were evaluated on five major Brassica vegetables (three varieties of Brassica oleraceae (Linnaeus) (Brassicaceae: Brassicales); kohlrabi, cabbage and ornamental cabbage, and two subspecies of Brassica rapa (Linnaeus) (Brassicaceae: Brassicales); Chinese cabbage and bak choi). The study was carried out under laboratory conditions at 25 ± 1°C, 70 ± 5% RH and 16:8 (L:D) h. Preadult developmental time, survival rate, female longevity, reproduction, and life table parameters were evaluated according to the age-stage specific life table method.The highest population growth parameters, i.e., net reproductive rate (R0), intrinsic rate of increase (r), and finite rate of increase (λ) were recorded on kohlrabi (R0 = 30.45 offspring, r = 0.2174 d-1, λ = 1.2429 d-1). These parameters were the lowest on Chinese cabbage (R0 = 13.00 offspring, r = 0.1503 d-1, and λ = 1.1621 d-1) and bak choi (R0 = 16.30 offspring, r = 0.1614 d-1, λ = 1.1752 d-1).The results attained from population growth parameters, together with population projection estimation based on the age-stage, two-sex life table theory, indicated that both Chinese cabbage and bak choi were less suitable hosts for turnip aphids and should be considered as a possible source for developing resistance in breeding programs and integrated pest management strategies.

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Abdul Qayyum, Muhammad Asif Aziz, Ayesha Iftikhar, Faisal Hafeez, and Remzi Atlihan "Demographic Parameters of Lipaphis erysimi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Different Cultivars of Brassica Vegetables," Journal of Economic Entomology 111(4), 1885-1894, (26 May 2018). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy146
Received: 2 February 2018; Accepted: 4 May 2018; Published: 26 May 2018
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KEYWORDS
age-stage
host plant resistance
Lipaphis erysimi
two-sex life table
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