ESA Southeastern Branch Meeting Online Program

70 Population genetic structure of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataqspidae) discovered October 2009 in the Western Hemisphere

Monday, March 4, 2013: 3:15 PM
Capitol Room (Hilton Baton Rouge)
Tracie M. Jenkins , Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Joe E. Eger , Dow AgroSciences, Tampa, FL
Tyler D. Eaton , Entomology, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
Daniel R. Suiter , Entomology, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
Wayne A. Gardner , Entomology, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
G. David Buntin , Entomology, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
Phillip M. Roberts , Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA
Michael D. Toews , Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA
Alton N. Sparks , Entomology, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA
Jeremy K. Greene , School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Blackville, SC
John R. Ruberson , Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA
Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae), the kudzu bug, was discovered for the first time in the Western Hemisphere in October 2009. Since its discovery, and aided by a symbiosis, it has rapidly dispersed throughout the Southeastern United States and into Central America. DNA sequence and microsatellite data has been collected from individuals as the insects dispersed into new ecologies through early 2013. We discuss the insights gained from this large dataset concerning the alien insect's genetic diversity, dispersal patterns and origin.
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