Sustainable control of the bird cherry-oat aphid ( L.) in northwestern Ontario using delivered by bumblebees.

is one of the main vectors of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), which affects the grain yield of oats. Several biological control strategies have been studied to control this pest, one of which is Bee Vectoring Technology (BVT) using bumblebees. We tested the efficacy of , as vectored by bumblebees, and a direct spray application of neem (a natural bio-insecticide derived from the tree) on aphids.