Abstract
The relationship between the feeding time and potato virus S (PVS) transmission byMyzus persicae andAphis nasturtii was studied. The optimal acquisition feeding time forM. persicae was at 30 sec to 2 min (2.9% infected plants). For transmission byA. nasturtii the highest level of infection was after acquisition feeding at 15 sec (11%), 30 sec and 2 min (9.6% each) and there was a significant linear decrease of plant infection as feeding time extended from 7 sec to 64 min. A different relationship has been obtained for inoculation feeding. In PVS transmission byM. persicae the plant infection increased from 0% at 7 sec feeding to 2.9% at 8 and 32 min. In virus transmission byA. nasturtii the infection was 4% after 7 sec feeding and increased significantly to 12.2% at 64 min feeding time.
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