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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2017, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (3): 111-120.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2016359

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Effects of elevated CO2 on development and reproduction of green pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum)

LI Run-Hong1, 2, 3, LIU Chang-Zhong2, *   

  1. 1.College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China;
    2.College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China;
    3.Dingxi Campus, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Dingxi 743000, China
  • Received:2016-09-21 Revised:2016-11-17 Online:2017-03-20 Published:2017-03-20

Abstract: To study the effect of elevated CO2 on development and reproduction of three consecutive generations of green pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum), the reproductive performance of three consecutive generations of green pea aphid fed detached Vicia faba leaves was recorded under ambient CO2 [(375±18) μL/L] and two elevated CO2 concentrations: moderate [(550±27) μL/L] and double ambient [(750±37) μL/L]. It was found that developmental duration of three consecutive generations of green pea aphid was shortened, while larval weight, adult weight, weight difference and mean daily relative growth rate all displayed increasing trends under elevated CO2 conditions. Also, the reproductive period was prolonged, and the average and maximum fecundity of larvae were both increased. Net reproductive rate (R0) of three consecutive generations of green pea aphid was increased and generation time (T) prolonged, while intrinsic rate of increase (rm) and finite rate of increase (λ) were decreased. The population of green pea aphid declined under elevated CO2 conditions. Hence, elevated CO2 may have negative effects on green pea aphid population numbers.