Green peach aphid Archives | Insecticide Resistance Action Committee

M. persicae is a small green aphid and is the most significant aphid pest of peach trees, causing decreased growth, shriveling of the leaves and the death of various tissues. It is also hazardous because it acts as a vector for the transport of plant viruses, such as potato virus Y and potato leafroll virus to members of the nightshade/potato family Solanaceae, and various mosaic viruses to many other food crops.

M. persicae is a globally significant crop pest that has evolved high levels of resistance to almost all classes of insecticide. To date, the neonicotinoids have remained an effective control measure however recent resistance monitoring work in southern Europe represent a threat to the long-term efficacy of this chemical class.

Green peach aphid resistance profile

Known resistances occure in the following classes:

Carbamates – Group 1A
Organophosphates – Group 1B
Pyrethroids – Group 3A
Neonicotinoids – Group 4A

IPM strategies for green peach aphid resistance management

Monitoring and economic thresholds
Pest populations should be monitored and insecticides only applied, if local economic threshold are met.

Sanitation, removal of volunteer- or alternative host plants
Elimination of volunteer plants before sowing or transplant reduces the risk of pests and diseases surviving between crops.

Management of Myzus persicae on over-wintering host plants or bridging crops.
Treatment of over-wintering hosts (Prunus spp.) can reduce Myzus persicae numbers and prevent movement to other crops.

Prevent fertilizer overuse
Aphids flourish on plants treated with nitrogen fertilizers. Avoiding overuse of nitrogen fertilizers can help reduce aphid population growth as well as save input costs.

Biological control, mainly used in greenhouses
The introduction of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps or predators is a common IPM strategy used under glass/greenhouse or in specialty crops.
Microbial control products based on entomopathogenic fungi can be applied using standard spray equipment as prescribed by their label recommendations.

Host plant resistance
For certain crops, varieties are available that are either tolerant or fully resistant toward plant diseased transmitted by Aphids.

Key green peach aphid resources

Title	Year	Author(s)	Publisher
Overexpression of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase and cytochrome P450 enzymes confers resistance to sulfoxaflor in field populations of the aphid, Myzus persicae 143, 103743	2022	Pym A, Umina PA, Reidy-Crofts J, Troczka BJ, Matthews A, Gardner J, Hunt BJ, van Rooyen AR, Edwards OR, Bass C	Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Spirotetramat resistance in Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its association with the presence of the A2666V mutation 78, 4822–4831	2022	Umina PA, Bass C, van Rooyen AR, Chirgwin E, Arthur AL, Pym A, Mackisack J, Mathews A, Kirkland L	Journal of Pesticide Science
Host plants and insecticides shape the evolution of genetic and clonal diversity in a major aphid crop pest 15, 1653–1669	2022	Roy L, Barrès B, Capderrey C, Mahéo F, Micoud A, Hullé M, Simon J	Evolutionary Applications
Impact of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor mutation R81T on the response of European Myzus persicae populations to imidacloprid and sulfoxaflor in laboratory and in the field 187, 105187	2022	Mezei I, Valverde-Garcia P, Siebert MW, Gomez LE, Torné M, Watson GB	Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
First report of voltage-gated sodium channel M918V and molecular diagnostics of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor R81T in the cotton aphid 143, 103743	2022	Pym A, Umina PA, Reidy-Crofts J, Troczka BJ, Matthews A, Gardner J, Hunt BJ, van Rooyen AR, Edwards OR, Bass C	Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Global patterns in genomic diversity underpinning the evolution of insecticide resistance in the crop pest Myzus persicae 4, 847	2021	Singh KS, Cordeiro EMG, Troczka BJ, Pym A, Mackisack J, Mather TC, et. al.	Communications Biology
Long-term studies on the evolution of resistance of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) to insecticides in Greece 111, 1–16	2021	Margaritopoulos J, Kati A, Voudouris C, Skouras P, Tsitsipis J	Bulletin of Entomological Research
The global status of insect resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides Vol. 121, pp. 78-87. DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2015.04.004	2015	Bass C, Denholm I, Williamson MS, Nauen R	Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
The evolution of insecticide resistant in the peach potato aphid, Myzus persicae Vol. 51, pp. 41-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.05.003	2014	Bass C, Puinean AM, Zimmer CT, Denholm I, Field LM, Foster SP, Gutbrod O, Nauen R, Slater R, Williamson MS	Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Investigating nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression in neonicotinoid resistant Myzus persicae FRC Vol. 107 (3), pp. 293-298. DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2013.08.005	2013	Beckingham C, Phillips J, Gill M, Crossthwaite AJ	Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
Detecting the presence of target-site resistance to neonicotinoids and pyrethroids in Italian populations of Myzus persicae Vol. 70 (6), pp. 931-938. DOI: 10.1002/ps.3630	2013	Panini M, Dradi D, Marani G, Butturini A	Pest Management Science
Identifying the presence of neonicotinoidresistant peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) in the peach-growing regions of southern France and northern Spain Vol. 68(4):634-8. doi: 10.1002/ps.2307	2012	Slater R, Paul VL, Andrews M, Garbay M, Camblin P	Pest Management Science
Development of a high-throughput real-time PCR assay for the detection of the R81T mutation in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of neonicotinoid-resistant Myzus persicae Vol. 69 (2), pp. 195-199. DOI: 10.1002/ps.3300	2012	Puinean AM, Elias J, Slater R, Warren A, Field LM, Williamson MS, Bass C	Pest Management Science
Mutation of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor β subunit is associated with resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides in the aphid Myzus persicae https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-12-51	2011	Bass C, Puinean AM, Andrews M, Cutler P, Daniels M, Elias J, Paul VL, Crossthwaite AJ, Denholm I, Field LM, Foster SP, Lind R, Williamson MS, Slater R	BMC Neuroscience
Uncommon associations in target resistance among French populations of Myzus persicae from oilseed rape crops Vol. 67 (8), pp. 881-885. DOI: 10.1002/ps.2224	2011	Fontaine S, Caddoux L, Brazier C, Bertho C, Bertolla P, Micoud A, Roy L	Pest Management Science
Amplification of a Cytochrome P450 Gene Is Associated with Resistance to Neonicotinoid Insecticides in the Aphid Myzus persicae DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000999	2010	Puinean AM, Foster SP, Oliphant L, Denholm I, Field LM, Millar NS, Williamson MS, Bass C	Public Library Of Science (PLOS)
Characterization of the M918T sodium channel gene mutation associated with strong resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) Vol. 98 (2), pp. 183-191. DOI: 10.1017/S0007485307005524	2008	Eleftherianos I, Foster SP, Williamson MS, Denholm I	Bulletin of Entomological Research
A sodium channel point mutation is associated with resistance to DDT and pyrethroid insecticides in the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae(Sulzer)(Hemiptera: Aphididae) Vol. 8 (3), pp. 339-346	1999	Martinez-Torres D, Foster SP, Devonshire AL, Williamson MS	Insect Molecular Biology
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Year

Author(s)

Publisher

Overexpression of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase and cytochrome P450 enzymes confers resistance to sulfoxaflor in field populations of the aphid, Myzus persicae 143, 103743

2022

Pym A, Umina PA, Reidy-Crofts J, Troczka BJ, Matthews A, Gardner J, Hunt BJ, van Rooyen AR, Edwards OR, Bass C

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Spirotetramat resistance in Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its association with the presence of the A2666V mutation 78, 4822–4831

2022

Umina PA, Bass C, van Rooyen AR, Chirgwin E, Arthur AL, Pym A, Mackisack J, Mathews A, Kirkland L

Journal of Pesticide Science