R.P. Barros

ITS2 as a molecular marker for the identification of Diatraea saccharalis and D. flavipennella and possible infection with Cotesia spp

• M.S. Regueira Neto
• R.P. Barros
• M.A.J. Morais
• V.Q. Balbino
• V. Loreto

In Brazil, the species Diatraea flavipennella and D. saccharalis play an important role in the sugar and alcohol agribusiness by causing many damages in sugarcane fields. The egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages are very morphologically similar between these species, and the identification can be confused. The internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS 2) from ribosomal DNA has important features as evol.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(3): gmr16039732

DOI: 10.4238/gmr16039732