Abstract
Abstract Acetaldehyde (Aa), a volatile produced in small quantities by plants, is a potential fumigant for killing the green peach aphid, Myzus periscae (Sulzer), on harvested head lettuce, (Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata). Concentrations of 3.0 to 6.0% Aa killed 100% of the green peach aphids on harvested head lettuce, but induced dark-green, water-soaked, necrotic areas on the outer leaves of the heads and occasionally caused a type of injury, similar to russet spotting, which we call tan flecking. Concentrations of 1.5 to 2.0% Aa, which killed all of the aphids, did not injure the lettuce.
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