Rapid visual estimation of the populations of aphid <i>Aphis gossypii</i> 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 <i>Aphis gossypii</i> (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).