title: Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the horn fly, Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae).
abstract: The horn fly, Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae), is a cosmopolitan livestock pest that has caused a great negative impact on the animal production sector throughout the world. Here, we describe 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci isolated from H. irritans. The number of alleles found ranged from two to eight per locus and the expected heterozygosity from 0.1421 to 0.7702. These loci are potentially useful for the fine-scale genetic characterization of horn fly populations and provide fundamental information for pest management and planning of control programs.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Laboratório de Genética Animal - Instituto de Biologia, Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline Coelho
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: DA Rosa
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lessinger
authors.forename: Ana Maria Lima
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: DE Azeredo-Espin
authors.forename: Tatiana Teixeira
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Torres