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A Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Screening Gypsy Moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in the United States for Evidence of an Asian Genotype.
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Oct 2015
Islam M S, Barr N B, Braswell W E, Martinez M, Ledezma L A, Molongoski J, Mastro V, Schuenzel E L
Abstract excerpt
European gypsy moth populations (Lymantria dispar L.) are well established and a proven destructive force in hardwood trees throughout the United States and Canada. Introduction of the exotic Asian gypsy moth into North America would be even more impactful, as Asian gypsy moth populations have wider host ranges, and are capable of naturally dispersing more rapidly due to female flight ability. To support early...
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