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1 April 2006 Gene Flow Among Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Geographic and Host Populations in South Africa
A. E. Timm, H. Geertsema, L. Warnich
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Information on gene flow among geographic and host populations of C. pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in South Africa is lacking, despite the importance of these measures for the success of control practices such as chemical control and sterile insect release, which are affected by the amount of gene flow among populations. Therefore, populations collected from nine geographically distant regions in South Africa from apples, pears, and stone fruit were compared using amplified fragment length polymorphism with five selective primer pairs. Results showed that although populations from different hosts were not genetically differentiated, significant evidence for population substructure was apparent between geographic populations. Over local scales, it was possible to distinguish between populations collected from orchards situated <1 km apart. These results suggest that although extensive gene flow occurs among populations from different hosts, gene flow among local geographic C. pomonella populations may be limited and is explained in terms of limited moth flight, the relative isolation of pome fruit production areas, and the absence of wild hosts.

A. E. Timm, H. Geertsema, and L. Warnich "Gene Flow Among Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Geographic and Host Populations in South Africa," Journal of Economic Entomology 99(2), 341-348, (1 April 2006). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-99.2.341
Received: 30 June 2005; Accepted: 1 November 2005; Published: 1 April 2006
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AFLP
Cydia pomonella
gene flow
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