Host plants, geographical distribution, natural enemies and biological studies of the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Risso) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
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Molecular Evidence of Polyandry in the Citrus Mealybug, Planococcus citri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
The occurrence of polyandry in Planococcuscitri, presumed by earlier observations of mating behavior, was confirmed using microsatellite genotyping of pools of over 400 eggs resulting from controlled crosses of one female with two males. The genetic contribution of both mated males was confirmed in 13 out of 43 crosses. In three crosses it was possible to determine that only the first male fert...
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VINCENZO CAVALIERI, GAETANA MAZZEO, GIOVANNA TROPEA GARZIA, EMANUELE BUONOCORE & AGATINO RUSSO Di.S.Te.F. (Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Fitosanitarie), Università degli Studi di Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, I 95123 Catania. E-mail: [email protected] Servizio Fitosanitario, Regione Siciliana, U.O. 54-O.M.P. via Sclafani 34, I 95024 Acireale (Catania). E-mail: [email protected]
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2090-0813
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2010.15207