Spatial distribution of the green peach aphid used in estimating the populations of gynoparae |
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Authors: | Tamaki George McGuire J U Onsager Jerome A |
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Institution: | (1) Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S.D.A., 98902 Yakima, Washington, U.S.A.;(2) Biometrical Staff, N.E. Region, Agricultural Research Service, U.S.D.A., 20705 Beltsville, Maryland, U.S.A.;(3) Agricultural Research Service, U.S.D.A., 29407 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Summary In 2 years, during the initial invasion of peach leaves by the green peach aphid,Myzus persicae (Sulzer), the number of gynoparae was low, and the distribution on leaves was random. Then as the mean number increased, the distribution
became intermediate and could not be distinguished from either a Poisson or a negative binomial. Finally, as the mean continued
to increase, the variance increased rapidly, and the population was found to fit a negative binomial distribution. Thus the
aggregation response was verified because the dispersion pattern fitted a contagious distribution. A sampling plan was devised
by which the dispersion parameterk was used to estimate the density of aphids per leaf based on the percentage of leaves infested. Sampling the third year of
the study confirmed the validity of the sampling parameter that had been calculated from data for the 2 previous years. |
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Keywords: | Confidence Limit Sampling Plan Negative Binomial Distribution Green Peach Aphid Dispersion Pattern |
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