• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.254-260
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• 2001

After investigating the developmental process of galls forming on leaf of Zelkova serrata and analyzing the composition and contents of the free amino acids in leaves, galls and haemolymph of aphids, we have come to the following results. Galls induced were mostly distributed on the middle of lower part of leaf to the petiole along vein and most of investigated leaves had one gall only. The growth of galls continued in length and width until Paracolopha morrisoni habitants which transformed into alate adult left the gall. These results also indicate that galls are closely connected with a portion of plant tissues as well as foods and habitats of aphids. 26${\sim}$29 kinds of free amino acids such as proline, alanine and valine and so on, detected in leaves, gall and haemolymph of aphids. The composition of free amino acids were similar in three materials examined, but proline and asparatic acid showed the highest quantity in the leaves and falls, respectively. In case of aphids, alanine was extremely higher as 18.4% of total contents of free amino acids, in 1st instar of fundatrix stage. Total contents of free amino acids in the apteral adult stage of aphid were also increased than in the 1st instar stage. This investigation implies that nitrogen source such as free amino acids is apparently a major growth-material like carbohydrates during development of galls in Zelkova serrata.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.113-121
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• 1994

The green peach aphid was relatively the majority(36.9-72.3% ) among all alate aphids collected from tobacco plants. Density of glatae was relatively lower on varieties Tl 1112 and Br 21 than on Va 115 or Y S A among seven varieties tested. However, no considerable difference was observed in general biology of nymphs produced by alatae on the tobacco varieties. About 55% of alate green peach aphid collected from tobacco fields produced progency, and over 80% of the nymphs became adults on cut tobacco leaves in petri dish. Adult longevity of both alate and apteral green peach aphid was shorter, and numbers of nymphs produced by both types were lower in summer than in autumn. Apterae produced more nymphs than alatae, but the longevity of apterae was shorter.