Bonaventure Omondi, Aman
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
Abstract
Teretrius nigrescens is a predator of the larger grain borer (LGB) Prostephanus truncatus, an invasive post-harvest pest in Africa. We describe the isolation and characterization of 24 novel polymorphic microsatellite markers and their testing on a population from Honduras. Alleles per locus ranged between 2 and 12, and observed heterozygosity between 0.037 and 0.646. Six loci deviated significantly from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium and showed evidence of null alleles. These markers will be useful for studies of the predator’s population structure and characterizing populations for control of LGB
Keywords
biological control; microsatellites; population genetics; Prostephanus truncatus; Teretrius nigrescens
Published in
Molecular Ecology Resources
2009, volume: 9, number: 4, pages: 1236-1239
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing; Oxford; UK
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Genetics and Genomics
Ecology
Agricultural Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02613.x
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/31479