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BROADBENT1, working with Myzus persicae (Sulzer) and Brevicoryne brassicae (L.), showed that there was a greater frequency of flights in batches of 1- to 4-day old alatæ than in batches of older aphids. I have now found that flight in these and other species of aphids is not possible after the first few days from the final ecdysis due to autolysis of the flight muscles. After they have lost the ability to fly the aphids may live for as long as 2–3 weeks, producing 1–4 larvæ per day.
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JOHNSON, B. Flight Muscle Autolysis and Reproduction in Aphids. Nature 172, 813 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172813a0
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