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Analysis of genetic variation and phylogeny of the predatory bug, Pilophorus typicus, in Japan using mitochondrial gene sequences.
Journal of insect science (Online) - 1 Jan 2011
Ito Katsura, Nishikawa Hiroshi, Shimada Takuji, Ogawa Kohei, Minamiya Yukio, Tomoda Masafumi, Nakahira Kengo, Kodama Rika, Fukuda Tatsuya, Arakawa Ryo
Abstract excerpt
Pilophorus typicus (Distant) (Heteroptera: Miridae) is a predatory bug occurring in East, Southeast, and South Asia. Because the active stages of P. typicus prey on various agricultural pest insects and mites, this species is a candidate insect as an indigenous natural enemy for use in biological control programs. However, the mass releasing of introduced natural enemies into agricultural fields may incur the...
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