Acta Entomologica Sinica (2002) 45, 705-710

She-Wu Song, Tong-Yan Zhao, Yan-De Dong and Bao-Lin Lu (2002)
Hybridization and Wolbachia infection in the Culex pipiens complex in China
Acta Entomologica Sinica 45 (6), 705-710
Abstract: In order to understand the inviability of hybrid F₁ eggs and the relationship of this to Wolbachia infection in the Culex pipiens complex in China, the crossing experiments of 4 subspecies of the complex without and with tetracycline treatment were performed. The results revealed there was unidirectional cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) between Cx. pipiens molestus males and females of the other 3 subspecies in the complex without tetracycline treatment, and the hatching rates of eggs from matings between the males of Cx. pipiens molestus and the females of Cx. pipiens pipiens , Cx. pipiens quinquefasciatus and Cx. pipiens pallens were 0.06%, 0.46% and 0.19%, respectively. Treatment with tetracycline resulted in the elimination of Cl. F₃ hatching rates after tetracycline treatment between the males of Cx. pipiens molestus and the females of Cx. pipiens pipiens, Cx. pipiens quinquefasciatus and Cx. pipiens pallens were 89.49% (t =3.90 x 10^-28 < t0.01 = 2.704), 23.39% (t = 9.15 x 10^-7 < t_0.01 = 2.660) and 22.27% (t =5.08 X 10^-4 < t0.01 = 2.750), respectively. However, treatment with tetracycline resulted in the occurrence of new kinds of CI.
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(original language: Chinese)

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culex quinquefasciatus
	Culex pipiens
	Culex pipiens
Wolbachia (genus - entomopathogens)