Distinction de biotypes dans des populations du puceron du pois, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris), de l'Amérique du Nord

Abstract

Virginoparae of Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) collected from three different localities in the Province of Québec, Canada (Sainte-Thérèse de Blainville, Saint-Jean, and Ile aux Coudres), and two in the United States (states of Kansas and New Mexico) were reared on two normally susceptible host plants: e.g. the broad bean, Viciafaba L., variety Windsor, and the pea, Pisum sativum L., variety Lincoln. Results from growth curves suggest that the former three clones represent one or several biotypes different from the latter two, and results from mortality and rate of reproduction indicate that the clones from Saint-Jean and Sainte-Thérèse are two different biotypes. High mortality on peas indicates further that the clone from Ile aux Coudres is a biotype different from the others, whereas the clones from New Mexico and Kansas may represent only one biotype.