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Variation in genetics and performance of Dutch western flower thrips populations.
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Oct 2012
Mirnezhad Mohammad, Schidlo Natasha, Klinkhamer Peter G L, Leiss Kirsten A
Abstract excerpt
Invasion of pests may result in local adaptation and the development of biotypes specialized in different hosts. In this study, we investigated western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), an invasive pest in Europe. Thrips from different commercial glasshouse crops within the Dutch Westland and a lab culture kept on chrysanthemum were compared. Genetic barcoding was applied for the...
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