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Effect of cabbage cultivars with varying levels of resistance to aphids on the performance of the parasitoid, Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

T. Kalule  and
D.J. Wright
T. Kalule
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, UK
D.J. Wright*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, UK
*
*Fax: +44 (0) 20 7594 2339 E-mail: d.wright@bio.ic.ac.uk
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Abstract

The effect of aphid resistance in plant cultivars on parasitism of Myzus persicae(Sulzer) and Brevicoryne brassicae (Linnaeus) by Aphidius colemaniViereck was investigated under laboratory conditions using three cultivars of common cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata. Significantly greater aphid populations were found on cv. Derby Day (green-leaved, susceptible to both aphid species), regardless of the presence or absence of parasitoids, compared with cv. Minicole (green-leaved, partially resistant with antibiosis factors for B. brassicae) or cv. Ruby Ball (red-leaved, partially resistant with antixenosis factors for B. brassicae). Minicole had the greatest proportion of parasitized aphids and Derby Day the least. A significantly lower percentage of emerged parasitoids were recorded on Minicole for both aphid species compared with Derby Day and Ruby Ball. The implication of the results are discussed in relation to the integrated control of aphids.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 92 , Issue 1 , February 2002 , pp. 53 - 59
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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