Aphid defensive mechanisms

The gregarious habit of aphids, coupled with their sedentary nature, make them particularly vulnerable to predators and parasites. However, despite their small 

The principal non-volatile constituents of the cornicle droplets of A. pisum and Myzus persicae were reported by Strong (1967) to be triglycerides. In M persicae, the major fatty acid is myristic acid. Callow et al. (1973) later examined the cornicle droplets of 28 aphid species and confirmed triglycerides 

---