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Population genetics of the Mediterranean corn borer (Sesamia nonagrioides) differs between wild and cultivated plants.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Naino Jika Abdel Kader, Le Ru B, Capdevielle-Dulac C, Chardonnet F, Silvain J F, Kaiser L, Dupas S
Abstract excerpt
The population genetic structure of crop pest populations gives information about their spatial ecology, which helps in designing management strategies. In this paper, we investigated the genetic structure of the Mediterranean Corn Borer (MCB), Sesamia nonagrioides Lefèbvre (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), one of the most important maize pests in the Mediterranean countries, using microsatellite markers for the first...
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