Yue Gao, Junyu Luo, Li Wang, Xiangzhen Zhu, Kaixin Zhang, Dongyang Li, Lin Niu, Xueke Gao, Jichao Ji, Hongxia Hua, Jinjie Cui
Thrips are devastating pests for various crops, and they can rasp tender leaves, terminal buds, and flowers, which specifically causing huge economic losses to cotton production. However, there is very little knowledge about the species composition of thrips in mainland China, as well as the genetic structure of the thrips populations, particularly in the cotton-producing regions. In this study, thrips were collected from 40 geographical locations at 8 different provinces which representing majority cotton-producing belts in China, and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I sequence was used to identify species composition and evaluate the genetic diversity of collected thrips individuals...
March 14, 2024: Journal of Economic Entomology