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

• Main Authors: Natsuko I. Kondo, Midori Tuda, Yukihiko Toquenaga, Yen Chiu Lan, Sawai Buranapanichpan, Shwu Bin Horng, Masakazu Shimada, Takema Fukatsu
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=80052413754&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/49592
• 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...