Article
Invasion Genetics of Woolly Apple Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in China.
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Jun 2015
Zhou Hong-Xu, Zhang Rui-Ming, Tan Xiu-Mei, Tao Yun-Li, Wan Fang-Hao, Wu Qiang, Chu Dong
Abstract excerpt
In China, the woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann), was first detected as an invasive species during the 1910s to 1930s, restricted to Shandong, Liaoning, and Yunnan Provinces. However, since the 1990s, the pest has spread into many other areas of China. To determine the possible spread routes of the recently established populations, the genetic diversity and genetic structure of 24 populations in 10...
Topics
- Animals
- Aphids
- China
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Introduced Species
- Microsatellite Repeats