Myzus persicae
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Cryptogenic:
On potato, radish, eggplant, tomato, rose, carnation, petunia, spinach, pea, Swiss chard, celery, pepper, orange, nettle, mustard, parsley, broadbean, tulip, Brassica nigra, Eruca sativa, Datura, Mentha, Tagetes, Jacaranda, Malva sylvestris, Calendula, Chrysanthemum coronarium, Taraxacum, Bougainvillea, Mandragora officinalis, Chenopodium, Alyssum, Anchusa, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Lycium barbatum, Antirrhinum majus, Robinia pseudoacacia. Also on sunflower (Georghiou 1977); In the S.W. coast, in particular, maximum catches never exceeded 0.2 M. persicae per trap per day, i.e. one tenth of the Dutch threshold or one fifth of the more stringent threshold suggested by Raman (1980). Yet, virus spread in our seed crops was disproportionately high, as indicated by average degeneration rates (range 5-11) which are much higher than those reported for the seed areas of England (Ioannou and Iordanou 1987).
Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)
Georghiou GP (1977) The insects and mites of Cyprus. With emphasis on species of economic importance to agriculture, forestry, man and domestic animals. Benaki Phytopathological Institute. Kiphissia, Athens, Greece, 347 pp.
Ioannou N, Iordanou NT (1987) Aphid populations and potato leafroll virus spread in prospective seed potato growing areas of Cyprus. Technical Bulletin 96: 9p.