Diagnostic markers for Planococcus ficus (Signoret) and Planococcus citri (Risso) by random amplification of polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction and species-specific mitochondrial DNA primers

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-64

  Demontis, M A ^a,b   Ortu, S ^a   Cocco, A ^a   Lentini, A ^a   Migheli, Q ^a,b  

^a Dipartimento di Protezione Delle Piante   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological control; Citrus; Citrus mealybug; Diagnostics; Genetic diversity; Grapevine; Sex pheromone; Vine mealybug

Indexed keywords

DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; IDENTIFICATION KEY; INSECT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; SEX PHEROMONE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CITRUS; PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PLANOCOCCUS FICUS; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; VITIS;

EID: 33846500771     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2006.01126.x     Document Type: Article

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