Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology (2011) 55, 155-161

Ryuji Uesugi and Yasushi Sato (2011)
[Differentiation of the tea-infesting population of citrus spiny whitefly Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) from the citrus-infesting population in Japan on the basis of differences in the mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I gene]
Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology 55 (3), 155-161
Abstract: The tea-infesting population of Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance), which has spread to tea gardens in Japan since its discovery in 2004, was differentiated from the citrus-infesting population, which was identified in Japan in 1922, by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) gene. Sequences of mtCOI differ between the tea- (assessed in 27 tea gardens in 14 prefectures) and citrus-infesting populations (evaluated in 11 citrus orchards in 8 prefectures); no variations were noted within each population, and the base identity between the populations was 78.0% (674 base pairs). Additionally, individuals from Camellia sasanqua, Eurya japonica, Illicium anisatum, and Zanthoxylum piperitum were identified as belonging to the tea-infesting population and individuals from Caesalpinia crista were identified as belonging to the citrus-infesting population. The 2 populations can be distinguished by PCR with specific primers.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aleurocanthus spiniferus	Citrus (genus)	Japan
	Aleurocanthus spiniferus	Tea (Camellia sinensis)	Japan