Arid Zone Research ›› 2019, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 1537-1549.

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Research progress on life history types and overwintering hosts of Aphis gossypii

CHAO Wen-di1, 2, LV Zhao-zhi1, 2*, ZHAO Li1*, ZHANG Xin2, GAO Gui-gen3, WANG Pei-ling4   

  1. 1. College of Agriculture, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, Xinjiang, China;
    2. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang,  China;
    3. College of Forestry and Horticulture, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, Xinjiang, China;
    4. College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, Xinjiang, China

  • Received:2019-03-08 Revised:2019-06-20 Online:2019-11-15 Published:2019-11-15

Abstract: Aphis gossypii Glover is a polyphagous insect species that is considered as one of the most important agricultural pest. Its life cycle type and overwinter host range were determined by the geographical and meteorological factors as well as variations vegetation. The global literatures on the life history and the different types of life cycle across the world distribution of cotton aphid were analyzed in the perspective of the possibility of overwintering in egg stage. Additionally, the primary host range of heteroecious holocyclic population of cotton aphid was analyzed and discussed. By analyzing the life cycle strategies of cotton aphid in different regions and their overwintering hosts, it is helpful to further study the crop protection strategies and lay a theoretical foundation for systematic management of cotton aphid.

Key words: cotton aphid, life history, overwintering host; primary host, secondary host, progress