Dispersal and Recolonization by Myzus persicae following Aphid Alarm Pheromone Exposure1

15 March 1978

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Vol. 71 (2) , 181-182
https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/71.2.181

Abstract

Aphids disperse from plant surfaces immediately after exposure to alarm pheromone, but they return to approximately their original levels by 1 h following exposure. Thus, the effect is a short-term one.