Wolbachia infections in world populations of bean beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) infesting cultivated and wild legumes

• Main Authors: Kondo N.I., Tuda M., Toquenaga Y., Lan Y.-C., Buranapanichpan S., Horng S.-B., Shimada M., Fukatsu T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052413754&partnerID=40&md5=82d7287782c44664d01c801d8f7d58a7; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/484
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Wolbachia endosymbionts are widespread among insects and other arthropods, often causing cytoplasmic incompatibility and other reproductive phenotypes in their hosts. Recently, possibilities of Wolbachia-mediated pest control and management have been proposed, and the bean beetles of the subfamily B...