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Rapid genetic turnover in populations of the insect pest Bemisia tabaci Middle East: Asia Minor 1 in an agricultural landscape

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2012

A. Dinsdale ,
N.A. Schellhorn ,
P. De Barro ,
Y.M. Buckley  and
C. Riginos
A. Dinsdale*
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences, Queensland 4072, Australia CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
N.A. Schellhorn
Affiliation:
CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
P. De Barro
Affiliation:
CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
Y.M. Buckley
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences, Queensland 4072, Australia CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
C. Riginos
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences, Queensland 4072, Australia
*
*Author for correspondence Postal address: CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia4001 Phone: +61 40 225 0557 E-mail: abdinsdale@gmail.com
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Abstract

Organisms differ greatly in dispersal ability, and landscapes differ in amenability to an organism's movement. Thus, landscape structure and heterogeneity can affect genetic composition of populations. While many agricultural pests are known for their ability to disperse rapidly, it is unclear how fast and over what spatial scale insect pests might respond to the temporally dynamic agricultural landscapes they inhabit. We used population genetic analyses of a severe crop pest, a member of the Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodoidea: Aleyrodidea) cryptic species complex known as Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (commonly known as biotype B), to estimate spatial and temporal genetic diversity over four months of the 2006–2007 summer growing season. We examined 559 individuals from eight sites, which were scored for eight microsatellite loci. Temporal genetic structure greatly exceeded spatial structure. There was significant temporal change in local genetic composition from the beginning to the end of the season accompanied by heterozygote deficits and inbreeding. This temporal structure suggests entire cohorts of pests can occupy a large and variable agricultural landscape but are rapidly replaced. These rapid genetic fluctuations reinforce the concept that agricultural landscapes are dynamic mosaics in time and space and may contribute to better decisions for pest and insecticide resistance management.

Keywords

microsatellitesgene flowpopulation structuremovementwhiteflyAleyrodidea
Type
Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 102 , Issue 5 , October 2012 , pp. 539 - 549
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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