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Natural selection and genetic diversity maintenance in a parasitic wasp during continuous biological control application.
Nature communications - 14 Feb 2024
Li Bingyan, Duan Yuange, Du Zhenyong, Wang Xuan, Liu Shanlin, Feng Zengbei, Tian Li, Song Fan, Yang Hailin, Cai Wanzhi, Lin Zhonglong, Li Hu
Abstract excerpt
Aphidius gifuensis is a parasitoid wasp and primary endoparasitoid enemy of the peach potato aphid, Myzus persicae. Artificially reared, captive wasps of this species have been extensively and effectively used to control populations of aphids and limit crop loss. However, the consequences of large-scale releasing of captive A. gifuensis, such as genetic erosion and reduced fitness in wild populations of this...
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