Open AccessChemical and physiological changes caused by aphids feeding on their host plants
Author(s) -
Elżbieta Cichocka,
W. Goszczyński,
Magdalena Łubiarz
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
polish journal of entomology/polskie pismo entomologiczne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2299-9884
pISSN - 0032-3780
DOI - 10.1515/pjen-2015-0020
Subject(s) - aphid , biology , host (biology) , botany , plant species , agronomy , ecology
We present significant information about damage caused to plants by the feeding of piercing–sucking insects, based on the example of aphids. Research concerning the impact of aphids on their host plants was already being carried out in the 1950s in the 20th century, but it is still being undertaken as it is very important. Aphid feeding causes deformation of plant tissues, disorders in plant metabolism and changes in the amount of various compounds in plant tissues. Plant viruses are transmitted in aphid saliva