Entomological Science (1999) 2, 289-295

Tetsuo Gotoh, Jun Sugasawa and Toru Nagata (1999)
Reproductive compatibility of the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) infected with Wolbachia
Entomological Science 2 (3), 289-295
Abstract: Reproductive incompatibility occurs between green and red forms of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch. To determine whether the presence of Wolbachia is related to the reproductive incompatibility, males of a Wolbachia-infected green-form population (G+) were crossed with females of either an uninfected green-form population (G-) or a G+ population treated with tetracycline to eliminate all Wolbachia (GT). No reproductive incompatibility was observed in either cross. When females of a Wolbachia-free red-form population (R-) were crossed with green-form males from the G+, G- or GT population, reproductive incompatibility was observed in all crosses. Therefore, the Wolbachia of the G+ population does not influence compatibility of the host, and incompatibility of the two forms is likely to be due to nuclear genes rather than the presence of Wolbachia.
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Database assignments for author(s): Tetsuo Gotoh

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.
	Tetranychus urticae		Japan
Wolbachia (genus - entomopathogens)	Tetranychus urticae		Japan