Kingston, Kim2011-01-242011-03-282011-03-28b22994488http://hdl.handle.net/1885/49425Grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Fitch, Hemiptera: Phylloxeridae) is a worldwide pest of the viticulture industry due to damage caused to the root system of the European grapevine, Vitis vinifera L. (Vitaceae). The main management option for radicicolae grape phylloxera is the use of resistant rootstocks, however due to the success of this management option a range of questions relating to the biology, nutrition and feeding behaviour of the pest insect remain unanswered. This thesis addressed a number of these questions in order to extend the current knowledge of the biological characteristics of grape phylloxera and the possible influences on host-plant responses...Grape and Wine Research CorporationenThe Australian National Universitydigestion, morphology, waste excretion, bacterial symbiont, artificial diet, nutrition, electrical penetration graph, EPG, feeding behaviour200710.25911/5d7a28094ef4d