Sentence examples for settling of aphids from inspiring English sources

Settling of aphids on each plant was observed at 3, 6, 9, 24, 48 and 72 h after release.

The significance of the difference in the settling of aphids (pooled data) between SA30199 and Borung and among time points was analysed with two-way ANOVA (genotype x time points) using JMP-IN 5.1 software.

After 5 min of settling of the aphid on the leaf, one single-mated naive female parasitoid per assay was placed inside the experimental arena and behaviors were recorded during 10 min. Female parasitoids were used only once.

Other defense mechanisms associated with increased polyamine abundance include spider mite-induced plant volatiles that attract carnivorous natural enemies to lima bean [ 22] and disrupted settling of bird cherry-oat aphids on triticale [ 20].

Many plants also release EBF as a volatile, and so it has been proposed that this compound could act to defend plants against aphid infestation by 1) deterring aphids from settling, 2) reducing aphid performance due to frequent interruption of feeding and 3) inducing the production of more winged offspring.

In the choice tests between control and locally or systemically-infested disc leaves, the mean number of aphids settling on control leaf discs was significantly higher than those on the locally-infested leaf discs (W = 505, P = 0.014) and than those on the systemically-infested leaf discs (W = 547, P = 0.001).

EBF also appears to reduce settling of the pea aphid and blue alfalfa aphid on alfalfa [ 24].

After 24 h, the number of aphids on SA30199 started to decline, whereas the number of alatae settled on Borung throughout the 72-h time course increased significantly (P < 0.01 at 48 and 72 h), suggesting a host preference by CPA.

That's a lot of aphids.

"They are voracious eaters of aphids.

(They are also ranchers, tending flocks of aphids and defending them from lady beetles, in exchange for the aphids' surplus honeydew).