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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from the olive fly, Bactrocera oleae, and their cross-species amplification in the Tephritidae family.
BMC genomics - 19 Dec 2008
Augustinos Antonios A, Stratikopoulos Elias E, Drosopoulou Eleni, Kakani Evdoxia G, Mavragani-Tsipidou Penelope, Zacharopoulou Antigone, Mathiopoulos Kostas D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Tephritidae family of insects includes the most important agricultural pests of fruits and vegetables, belonging mainly to four genera (Bactrocera, Ceratitis, Anastrepha and Rhagoletis). The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, is the major pest of the olive fruit. Currently, its control is based on chemical insecticides. Environmentally friendlier methods have been attempted in the past (Sterile...
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