A Little Bit Of Egg Makes Tracking Aphids Easier
Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 21:07
in Biology & Nature
The green peach aphid, despite its name, is a pest of potatoes. Besides siphoning off juices from potato plants, the aphid can infect the plants with viruses that cause an estimated $100 million annually in yield losses. Now, tracking where and when the aphid is likely to transmit potato viruses could be easier to do than ever.