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THE STYLETS OF THE GREEN PEACH APHID, MYZUS PERSICAE (HOMOPTERA: APHIDIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. R. Forbes
A. R. Forbes
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Vancouver, British Columbia
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Abstract

The morphology and fine structure of the maxillary and mandibular stylets of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), are described from sections, whole mounts, and two-stage replicas. The mechanisms of penetration of the host plant are discussed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 101 , Issue 1 , January 1969 , pp. 31 - 41
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1969

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