Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2007) 122, 253-263

N.M. Endersby, A.A. Hoffmann, S.W. McKechnie and A.R. Weeks (2007)
Is there genetic structure in populations of Helicoverpa armigera from Australia?
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 122 (3), 253-263
Abstract: Recent studies suggest that populations of the pest moth Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) may be genetically differentiated over short distances and time periods within Queensland, Australia. To test for genetic structure in another region of Australia, we characterized population differentiation in Victorian samples of H. armigera using eight microsatellite loci. We found no evidence of genetic structure among samples from different locations or among samples collected at different times. Moreover, Victorian samples were not differentiated from other samples of H. armigera from Queensland and New Zealand. All samples showed substantial deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, suggesting a high frequency of null alleles typically found in microsatellites of Lepidoptera. These results indicate that populations of H. armigera are not strongly structured among regions in south-eastern Australia.
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Database assignments for author(s): Nancy Endersby

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.
	Helicoverpa armigera		Australia (South+SE)
	Helicoverpa armigera		New Zealand
	Helicoverpa armigera		Australia (NT+QLD)