title: Twelve nuclear microsatellite loci for rice stem borer (Chilo suppressalis W.).
abstract: We developed 12 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the rice stem borer Chilo suppressalis (Walker). These loci were screened for 96 individuals from eight populations across China. The total number of alleles ranged from 3 to 33 and the expected heterozygosity at these loci ranged from 0.131 to 0.671. These molecular markers will be useful for fully investigating the population structure and host preference of C. suppressalis at fine spatial scales.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100094, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Di
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Mao-Lin
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Li-Xia
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Hao