Abstract
TOWARDS the end of 1932, aphids later identified as Myzus ornatus1 were found feeding on clover plants in a glasshouse at the Agricultural College, Glasnevin. The species has since been recorded on a wide host range which includes potatoes, a fact which prompted the carrying out of tests to ascertain the efficiency of this species as a vector of potato viruses.
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Lains, F., A new Aphid-Pest of Violets, Ent. Mon. Mag., 68, 52 53 (1932).
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LOUGHNANE, J. Myzus ornatus a Vector of Potato Viruses. Nature 144, 785–786 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144785c0
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