Institute of Technology Carlow

Reconsidering the importance of M etopolophium dirhodum ( W alker) ( H emiptera: A phididae) as a crop pest

Abstract Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) causes major yield losses in temperate cereals. In many regions, management of BYDV has focused on Rhopalosiphum padi as the primary vector of BYDV‐PAV and Sitobion avenae as the primary vector of BYDV‐MAV. By contrast, the significance o...