In 1991 - 1992, field experiment on the action threshold of green peach aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer) on tobacco variety K326 was conducted in Lingling Prefecture, Hunan Province. Seven density treatments, namely, 0, 5,10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 aphids/ plant, were setted as different control standards, three replications, 40 plants/plot in each of the 21 plots. One observation every three days, and put spraying of 1 : 1000 40% dimethoate on the plot that the aphid density reached or surpassed the given control standard. The action threshold (mean aphid number) got from the experimental results w...