Feeding preference of Pentalonia nigronervosa Coq. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) for and its comparative development on bunchy-top susceptible abaca variety and resistant hybrids

• Main Authors: Facundo, Henry T., Sumalde, Augusto C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 1998
• Subjects: Aphids—Feeding and feeds; Pathogenic viruses; Plant-pathogen relationships; Host plants; Biology; Entomology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4921
• Institution: De La Salle University

Tests conducted in the greenhouse showed that the banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coq. (Hemiptera: Aphididae), the only known vector of the abaca bunchy-top (ABT) virus, preferred to feed on the ABT-susceptible variety, Tinauagan Pula (TP) than on the resistant hybrids, Itolaus x Magsarapong 7...