Hirano, KohjiHonda, Ken-IchiroMiyai, Shun'Ichi2017-06-012017-06-01http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35705The soybean aphid, AphisgijcinesMATsuMuRA, is distributedin tropical and subtropical regions such as SoutheastAsia and partsof Africaas wcll as temperate zones such as nomhern China andJapzn CWANG et al., 1962; KoBAyAsHI et al., 1972; SINGH and van EMDEN, 1979; HILL, 1987; HIRANo and Ftull,1993), A. glycinesisan important pestof the soybean plant CWANGct al., 1962; KoGAN und TuRN]?sEEn, 1987), causing not only dircctdamagc by feeding but also indircctdamage from itsheavy secretion of honcydew on the plants,which scrvcs as a growing medium forsoety mold fungus.A. glyct'nes isalso an important vector ot' viraldiseasesCIwAKI,1979;TAKAHAsHI et aL, 1980). Although A.glycineshaslongbcenknown as a soybean pest,fewstudics have beencarried out on the mechanism involvedinitspopulation flu¢ tuations. It isncccssary to clarify thc demographicparameters and ecological characteristics ofA. gipcines as a first step toward undcrstanding the populationdynamics of thisspecies. The presentrcport fbcuseson the dcvclopmental thresholds and ratcs, intrinsicrates of incrcasc,and other pertinentdemographic parametcrs forA.glycinesOriginating text in English.Citation: Hirano, Kohji, Honda, Ken-Ichiro, Miyai, Shun'Ichi. (1996). Effects of Temperature on Development, Longevity and Reproduction of the Soybean Aphid, Aphis glycines (Homoptera: Aphididae). Applied Entomology and Zoology [Japan], 31(1), 178-180.engCopyright for this item remains with the original copyright holder. This work has been made available under Section 107 of U.S. copyright law following a fair use evaluation.Aphis glycinesDevelopmental timeDevelopmental zeroFecundityIntrinsic rate of increaseText