International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 2
First page : (758) Last page : (766)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2918
Aphids and their Host Affinity- V: Macrosiphum and Microsiphum spp.
Y. S. Rathore1 and S. N. Tiwari2*
1Ex- Principle Scientist, Indian Institute of Pulse Research, Kanpur 208 026 (U.P.)
2 Professor, Deptt.of Entomology, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar,
Udham Singh Nagar 263 145 (Uttarakhand)
*Corresponding Author E-mail: drsntiwari@gmail.com
Received: 18.04.2017 | Revised: 27.04.2017 | Accepted: 29.04.2017
ABSTRACT
Host–plant relationships of species of Macrosiphum and Microsiphum was investigated. Macrosiphum feeds on ferns and pines in gymnosperms and selects very primitive plants from order Magnoliales, Annonales, Ranales, Butamales and Alismatales and continues selecting plants from advanced orders. About 62.67% species are monophagous. A generalized picture revealed distinct preference of Macrosiphum to dicotyledons and herbaceous plants (herbaceae) showed greater preference over woody plant species (lignosae). Plants from Rosaceae, Fabaceae (lignosae), Asteraceae, Apiaceae, Brassicaceae, Solanaceae and Scrophulariaceae (herbaceae) were selected in large numbers as food plants. M. euphorbiae and M. rosae are considered the most harmful species and also clustered together in molecular studies. However, their preference and host range were different. Evolutionary lineages were also investigated for M. euphorbiae. Microsiphum spp. are strictly monophagous on Asteraceae and individually select their host plants from Achillea, Artimisia and Pyrethrum.
Key words: Macrosiphum, Microsiphum, Dicotyledons, Monocotyledons, GAI
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Cite this article: Rathore, Y.S. and Tiwari, S.N., Aphids and their Host Affinity- V: Macrosiphum and Microsiphum spp., Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(2): 758-766 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2918
