Abstract:In order to explore the differences of growth,development,and reproduction of red and green color morphs of pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris) under different CO2 concentration and initial population density,we conducted the experiment under a CO2 control chamber involved in two levels of CO2 concentrations (380 μL/L,and 750 μL/L).The pea aphids with different initial density were reared on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) plants,and the earlier stage of aphid production,aphid production stage,aphid production and longevity were observed and recorded.The results reveled that with the increase of initial density,the aphid production stage of two color morphs were prolonged,when the initial density was 32 heads / dish,the aphid production stage of red color morph reached 20.53 and 27.63 d under the control and high concentration of CO2,and that of green color morph reached 22.00 and 29.38 d respectively;the aphid production decreased and the fecundity decreased significantly,when the initial density was 32 heads/dish,the aphid production of the red color morph were 7.75 and 8.51 heads under the control and high concentration CO2,while that of the green color morph were 6.46 and 8.76 heads respectively.The increase of CO2 concentration had no significant effect on the earlier stage of aphid production between the two color morphs,but had significant effect on the aphid production stage,longevity,and aphid production.High CO2 concentration could significantly inhibit the fecundity of two color morphs of pea aphid.