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Development of a SNP-based tool for the identification and discrimination of Melolontha melolontha and Melolontha hippocastani.
Bulletin of entomological research - 1 Oct 2021
Pedrazzini Chiara, Strasser Hermann, Holderegger Rolf, Widmer Franco, Enkerli Jürg
Abstract excerpt
The European (Melolontha melolontha L.) and Forest (M. hippocastani F.) cockchafer are widespread pests throughout Central Europe. Both species exhibit a 3-5-year life cycle and occur in temporally shifted populations, which have been monitored and documented for more than 100 years. Visual identification of adults and larvae belonging to these morphologically similar species requires expertise and, particularly...
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