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Wolbachia pipientis first detection in populations of Glycaspis brimblecombei (Hemiptera Aphalaridae) and Psyllaephagus bliteus (Hymenoptera Encyrtidae) in Brazil435.45 kB
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Wolbachia pipientis: first detection in populations of Glycaspis brimblecombei (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) and Psyllaephagus bliteus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol.82, pp.1-4
2022
PMID: 36169529
Abstract
The sucking insect, Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae), is originally from Australia and reduces the productivity of Eucalyptus crops. The parasitoid Psyllaephagus bliteus Riek (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is the main agent used in the integrated management of G. brimblecombei. Endosymbionts, in insects, are important in the adaptation and protection of their hosts to the environment. The intracellular symbionts Wolbachia, induces reproductive changes such as cytoplasmic incompatibility, feminization, male death and parthenogenesis. The objective of this study was to report the first record of Wolbachia pipientis in populations of G. brimblecombei and of its parasitoid P. bliteus in the field in Brazil. Branches with adults of G. brimblecombei and P. bliteus were collected from eucalyptus trees in commercial farms in six Brazilian states and, after emergence, the insects obtained were frozen at -20 °C. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to detect the Wolbachia endosymbiont. Wolbachia pipientis was identified in individuals of G. brimblecombei and its parasitoid P. bliteus from populations of the counties of Agudos and Mogi-Guaçu (São Paulo State), Itamarandiba (Minas Gerais State) and São Jerônimo da Serra (Paraná State) in Brazil.
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- Title
- Wolbachia pipientis: first detection in populations of Glycaspis brimblecombei (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) and Psyllaephagus bliteus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Brazil
- Authors
- A L Favoreto (Author) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)V R Carvalho (Author) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)M M Domingues (Corresponding Author) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)M F Ribeiro (Author) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)G Cavallini (Author) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Simon Lawson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Industries Research CentreW M Silva (Author) - Universidade Federal de ViçosaJ C Zanuncio (Author) - Universidade Federal de ViçosaC F Wilcken (Author) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
- Publication details
- Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol.82, pp.1-4
- Publisher
- Instituto Internacional de Ecologia,International Institute of Ecology
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.1590/1519-6984.264475
- ISSN
- 1678-4375; 1519-6984
- PMID
- 36169529
- Copyright note
- This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99678898902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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