Environmental variation influences aphid community structure over large spatial and temporal scales

Constantinou, Savvas, Courtney Larson, Isaac Osei-Bonsu, Braeden Van Deynze, Chad R. Zirbel, Doris Lagos-Kutz, David Voegtlin, and Christie A. Bahlai
Michigan State University, United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute

Presented at the All Scientist Meeting and Investigators Field Tour (2017-10-06 to 2017-10-07 )

Aphids are ubiquitous herbivores, and many species act as pests on economically important crops. Therefore, it is vital to understand the distribution, abundance, and diversity of aphid species to help inform crop management practices over changing environmental conditions. The goal of this study was to determine the effect of environmental variation over large, regional spatial and temporal scales on aphid community structure.

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