TY - JOUR
T1 - New record of the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera
T2 - Aphididae) on soybean in Zambia
AU - Lagos-Kutz, Doris
AU - Hartman, Glen L.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the USDA and the United States Agency for International Development funds to the through the Soybean Innovation Lab (soybeaninnovationlab.illinois.edu).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, This is a U.S. government work and not under copyright protection in the U.S.; foreign copyright protection may apply.
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii (Glover), is a highly polyphagous and is distributed worldwide. It is an important agricultural pest that causes direct damage to plants and transmits many plant viruses. Aphis gossypii taxonomy is challenging due to similar morphology to other Aphis species and polymorphic variation (body size and color). It has been recorded in most African countries on cotton (Gossypium spp.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.), cucurbits (Cucurbita spp.) and pepper (Capsicum spp.), but not on soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr). In March of 2019, apterous viviparae (immature and adults, dwarfs) were found on soybean in Mpongwe, Zambia. The range of pair-wise distances of its mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 (Cox1) sequences (MN083247 and MN083248) and A. gossypii’s GenBank retrieved sequences was 0.0-0.1%. Morphological observations such as the ratios of antenna processus terminalis and base (2.2–2.6, n = 5), and siphunculi and cauda (1.1–1.3, n = 5) confirmed the identity of this species.
AB - The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii (Glover), is a highly polyphagous and is distributed worldwide. It is an important agricultural pest that causes direct damage to plants and transmits many plant viruses. Aphis gossypii taxonomy is challenging due to similar morphology to other Aphis species and polymorphic variation (body size and color). It has been recorded in most African countries on cotton (Gossypium spp.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.), cucurbits (Cucurbita spp.) and pepper (Capsicum spp.), but not on soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr). In March of 2019, apterous viviparae (immature and adults, dwarfs) were found on soybean in Mpongwe, Zambia. The range of pair-wise distances of its mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 (Cox1) sequences (MN083247 and MN083248) and A. gossypii’s GenBank retrieved sequences was 0.0-0.1%. Morphological observations such as the ratios of antenna processus terminalis and base (2.2–2.6, n = 5), and siphunculi and cauda (1.1–1.3, n = 5) confirmed the identity of this species.
KW - Aphis
KW - Cotton aphid
KW - Morphology
KW - Sequences
KW - Soybean
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U2 - 10.1007/s42690-020-00170-3
DO - 10.1007/s42690-020-00170-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85085561293
VL - 41
SP - 883
EP - 885
JO - International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
JF - International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
SN - 1742-7584
IS - 1
ER -