Isolation and characterization  of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Aleurodicus dispersus (Hemiptera,  Aleyrodidae).
Ten  microsatellite markers were isolated and characterized from Aleurodicus  dispersus, the spiraling whitefly, an exotic pest species that is  considered to be one of the most serious agricultural pests on Hainan Island,  China. The polymorphism of these loci was examined in individual whiteflies  from Hainan Island and from the Canary Islands. All loci were polymorphic, with  two to four alleles per locus. Mean observed and expected heterozygosity values  were 0.773 and 0.585, respectively. These microsatellite markers provide  powerful tools for ecological, epidemiological and population genetic studies  on this highly invasive insect. Thirty insects were collected and studied at  each location. There were no differences between the two locations.
Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Control of Tropical Agricultural and Forest Invasive Alien Pests, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan, China.
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D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D056426:Genetic Loci; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000235:genetics*; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic