Rapid visual estimation of the populations of aphid Aphis gossypii on cucumber in greenhouse

Rapid visual estimation of the populations of aphid Aphis gossypii (adults and mummies) on cucumber in greenhouse, at the leaf scale

Description: This protocol presents a visual non destructive estimation method based on abundance classes to quantify populations of Aphis gossypii (sound and parasitised adults) on cucumber plant, at the leaf scale.

Use: It can be used for micro-spatial characterisation of populations in ecological studies of hosts-parasitoids relationship (research context).

Author: Roger BOLL (INRA-URIH).