Molecular Ecology Resources (2008) 8, 930-932

M.C. Bon, W. Jones, C. Hurard, A. Loiseau, N. Ris, C. Pickett, A. Estoup and X. Fauvergue (2008)
Identification of 21 polymorphic microsatellites in the African parasitoid wasp, Psyttalia lounsburyi (Silvestri) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Molecular Ecology Resources 8 (4), 930-932
Abstract: We have developed 21 dinucleotide repeat microsatellite loci from African populations of Psyttalia lounsburyi (Silvestri) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid wasp of the olive fruit fly, as part of a study assessing the role of introgression/hybridization in the success of a biological control introduction. We proposed suitable conditions for polymerase chain reaction multiplexing. All 21 loci were polymorphic with two to 21 alleles per locus within the Kenyan and South African populations tested. Most of them were successfully amplified in two other Psyttalia species.
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Database assignments for author(s): Marie-Claude Bon, Nicolas Ris, Xavier Fauvergue

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Psyttalia lounsburyi (parasitoid)			Kenya
Psyttalia lounsburyi (parasitoid)			South Africa