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Wolbachia pipientis: first detection in populations of Glycaspis brimblecombei (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) and Psyllaephagus bliteus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Brazil

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Favoreto, A.L., Carvalho, V.R., Domingues, M.M., Ribeiro, M.F., Cavallini, G., Lawson, S. A., Silva, W.M., Zanuncio, J.C. and Wilcken, C.F. (2022) Wolbachia pipientis: first detection in populations of Glycaspis brimblecombei (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) and Psyllaephagus bliteus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 82 . ISSN 1519-6984

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.264475

Abstract

The sucking insect, Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae), is originally from Australia and reduces the productivity of Eucalyptus crops. The parasitoid Psyllaephagus bliteus Riek (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is the main agent used in the integrated management of G. brimblecombei. Endosymbionts, in insects, are important in the adaptation and protection of their hosts to the environment. The intracellular symbionts Wolbachia, induces reproductive changes such as cytoplasmic incompatibility, feminization, male death and parthenogenesis. The objective of this study was to report the first record of Wolbachia pipientis in populations of G. brimblecombei and of its parasitoid P. bliteus in the field in Brazil. Branches with adults of G. brimblecombei and P. bliteus were collected from eucalyptus trees in commercial farms in six Brazilian states and, after emergence, the insects obtained were frozen at -20 °C. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to detect the Wolbachia endosymbiont.
Wolbachia pipientis was identified in individuals of G. brimblecombei and its parasitoid P. bliteus from populations of the counties of Agudos and Mogi-Guaçu (São Paulo State), Itamarandiba (Minas Gerais State) and São Jerônimo da Serra (Paraná State) in Brazil

Item Type:Article
Business groups:Horticulture and Forestry Science
Keywords:biological control, endosymbionts, red gum lerp psyllid.
Subjects:Plant pests and diseases
Forestry > Research. Experimentation
Forestry > Conservation and protection
Live Archive:05 Dec 2022 03:25
Last Modified:05 Dec 2022 03:25

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