Applied Entomology and Zoology (2017) 52, 401-406

Fan Yang, Jalal Jalali Sendi, R.C. Johns and Makio Takeda (2017)
Haplotype diversity of mtCOI in the fall webworm Hyphantria cunea (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in introduced regions in China, Iran, Japan, Korea, and its homeland, the United States
Applied Entomology and Zoology 52 (3), 401-406
Abstract: Hyphantria cunea (Drury) has colonized many countries outside its native range of North America and has become a model species for studies of the colonization and subsequent adaptation of agricultural pests. Molecular genetic analyses can clarify the origin and subsequent adaptations to non-native habitats. Using the mitochondrial COI gene, we examined the genetic relationships between invasive populations (China, Iran, Japan, and Korea) and native populations (i.e., the United States). The Jilin (China) and Guilan (Iran) populations showed nine previously unknown haplotypes that differed from those found in the south–central United States, suggesting multiple colonization events and different regions of invasion. A dominant mtDNA haplotype in populations in the United States was shared by all of the populations investigated, suggesting that H. cunea with that haplotype have successfully colonized China, Iran, Japan, and Korea.
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Database assignments for author(s): Makio Takeda, Jalal Jalali Sendi, Rob C. Johns

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Hyphantria cunea		Japan
	Hyphantria cunea		Korea-South
	Hyphantria cunea		Iran
	Hyphantria cunea		China (NE)