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Multiplex PCR Method for Discriminating Between Sphaerophoria macrogaster (Diptera: Syrphidae) and Sphaerophoria indiana (Diptera: Syrphidae).
Journal of economic entomology - 14 Dec 2018
Adachi-Hagimori Tetsuya, Barry Adema, Ohno Kazuro
Abstract excerpt
Hoverflies are potential candidates for biological control of aphid populations; however, identification of closely related hoverfly species by using morphological characteristics is quite difficult. For instance, adults of Sphaerophoria macrogaster (Thomson) (Diptera: Syrphidae)-the predominant species early in the vegetable production season in Japan-are morphologically indistinguishable from those of...
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