Table 1. Aphid strains used in the study.
Letters reported in the ‘Symbiotic status’ column stand for the symbiotic complement including the obligate symbiont Buchnera (B) and the two facultative symbionts, Rickettsiella (R) and Hamiltonella (H).
| Aphid type | Aphid genotype name | Origin | Reference | Colour | Symbiotic status | Strain code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larva | Adult | ||||||
| Aphids with no facultative symbionts and being naturally red (RB) | JML06 | Jena (D) 2006 | [40] | Red | Red | B | RB—1 |
| LSR1 | New York (USA) 2007 | [41] | Red | Red | B | RB—2 | |
| L3Lc_03 | Bugey (FR) 2011 | [42] | Red | Red | B | RB—3 | |
| Aphids with no facultative symbionts and being naturally green (GB) | Colmar | Colmar (FR) 1972 | [43] | Green | Green | B | GB—1 |
| P123 | Rennes (FR) 1999 | [43] | Green | Green | B | GB—2 | |
| LL01 | Lusignan (FR) 1989 | [43] | Green | Green | B | GB—3 | |
| Aphids infected with Rickettsiella and becoming green at adulthood (GBR) | L9Ms_18 | Bugey (FR) 2011 | [42] | Red | Green | BR | GBR—1 |
| L14Os_06 | Bugey (FR) 2011 | [42] | Red | Green | BR | GBR—2 | |
| Aphids coinfected with Rickettsiella and Hamiltonella and becoming green at adulthood (GBRH) | RA04 | Rennes (FR) | [17] | Red | Green | BHR | GBRH—1 |
| L13Ma_03 | Bugey (FR) 2011 | [42] | Red | Green | BHR | GBRH—2 | |