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Precocious metamorphosis and wing formation in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum , induced by precocene analogue 7‐ethoxy‐6‐methoxy‐2,2‐dimethylchromene
Author(s) -
Kambhampati S.,
Mackauer M.,
Nair K. K.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
archives of insect biochemistry and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.576
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1520-6327
pISSN - 0739-4462
DOI - 10.1002/arch.940010204
Subject(s) - acyrthosiphon pisum , aphid , biology , offspring , pisum , alate , metamorphosis , aphididae , botany , larva , pest analysis , homoptera , pregnancy , genetics
Maternal treatment with 5 μg of the precocene analogue 7‐ethoxy‐6‐methoxy‐2,2‐dimethylchromene influenced offspring development in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum . Under conditions favoring the production of apterous offspring, virginoparous aphids produced a significant proportion of alates and precocious adultoids; the precocious adultoids were sterile. The effect of precocene on offspring development was temporary. Some implications of precocene treatment for aphid control are discussed.