Publication Date
9-2024
Series Number
DPIRD-95
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
City
Perth
Abstract
Aphids reduce yields by direct feeding damage, which causes flower and pod abortion and occasionally plant death in lupins. The extent of damage varies between seasons, but losses can be severe in years that favour aphid population development.
Lupins are most vulnerable to aphids during budding and flowering, as severe feeding damage on growing tips can cause buds to drop, flowers to abort, and reduced pod set. Some lupin varieties are more susceptible to aphids than others.
Aphids transmit serious virus diseases, which reduce yields and contaminate seed stocks. Some species of aphids are more difficult to control than others.
Number of Pages
8
Keywords
Aphids, Viruses, Lupins, Cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora), Bluegreen aphid (Acyrthosiphon kondoi), Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae), Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV). Vectors (aphids)
Disciplines
Agribusiness | Agricultural Economics | Agricultural Education | Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Biosecurity | Entomology | Plant Pathology | Virus Diseases | Viruses
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2024), Managing aphids and viruses in lupins. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Perth. Factsheet DPIRD-95.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_factsheets/42
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