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Genetic structure in relation to reproduction mode in Thrips tabaci (Insecta: Thysanoptera)

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In agriculture, although it is important to identify species of pest insects, their morphological identification is often difficult. DNA genotyping is useful for identifying morphologically indiscriminable species. Thrips tabaci Lindeman has two reproductive modes (arrhenotoky and thelytoky), which differ in their pesticide resistance, but morphological discrimination is not possible. Studies have established a simple method of discriminating the strains by using their mitochondrial DNA sequences. Previous studies have placed so-called arrhenotokous individuals into a “polyphagous thelytokous clade.” We made the discovery of new arrhenotokous strains that place them in the thelytokous monophyletic group. We show that this polyphagous thelytokous clade is not a monophyletic group. Therefore, the methods currently used to distinguish thelytokous and arrhenotokous individuals need to be updated, and we need to detect another region of DNA that will enable us to discriminate between the two types.

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  1. Kagawa Prefectural Agricultural Experiment Station, Ayakawa, 761-2306, Japan

    Kazushi Sogo, Misato Aizawa & Takeo Watanabe

  2. NARO Western Region Agricultural Research Center, Fukuyama, 721-8514, Japan

    Kazuki Miura

  3. Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA

    Richard Stouthamer

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Sogo, K., Miura, K., Aizawa, M. et al. Genetic structure in relation to reproduction mode in Thrips tabaci (Insecta: Thysanoptera). Appl Entomol Zool 50, 73–77 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-014-0306-7

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