John Diaz-Montano, jdm@ksu.edu1, John C. Reese1, William T. Schapaugh Jr, wts@ksu.edu2, and Leslie R. Campbell1. (1) Kansas State University, Entomology, 123 West Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS, (2) Kansas State University, Agronomy, 3008 Throckmorton, Manhattan, KS
The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, is an introduced pest of soybeans, Glycine max (L.) Merr. in North America. Since 2000 when the soybean aphid was first detected in the US, studies of this insect and possible control methods have been initiated. A. glycines populations increase quickly, spread very rapidly, cause severe damage and may reduce yields by 50%. A. glycines also vectors viral diseases such as soybean mosaic virus. We studied soybean resistance to the soybean aphid on more than 200 entries, and few entries showed some levels of antibiosis and antixenosis as categories of resistance to the soybean aphid. These entries, along with the susceptible checks KS4202 and 93B15, were selected for studying the chlorophyll losses caused by the soybean aphid in a true non-choice test, in which aphids were confined in double-sided sticky cages placed to the upper side of leaves. We developed a protocol using the susceptible check KS4202. Zero, Five, 10, 20, 30 and 40 aphids were confined in the cages and after four and seven days of infestation the chlorophyll content was measured using the SPAD chlorophyll meter. Chlorophyll measurements were statistically different between the treatments with 30 and 40 aphids confined for seven days. However, there were not differences in chlorophyll content between infested and non-infested plants within any of the treatments. Additional experiments are being conducted with increasing the numbers of days of confinement to confirm differences in chlorophyll content within treatments.
Species 1: Hemiptera Aphididae
Aphis glycines (soybean aphid)
Keywords: Chlorophyll
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