title: The tomato borer, Tuta absoluta, invading the Mediterranean Basin, originates from a single introduction from Central Chile.
abstract: The Lepidopteran pest of tomato, Tuta absoluta, is native to South America and is invasive in the Mediterranean basin. The species' routes of invasion were investigated. The genetic variability of samples collected in South America, Europe, Africa and Middle East was analyzed using microsatellite markers to infer precisely the source of the invasive populations and to test the hypothesis of a single versus multiple introductions into the old world continents. This analysis provides strong evidence that the origin of the invading populations was unique and was close to or in Chile, and probably in Central Chile near the town of Talca in the district of Maule.
authors: INRA, UMR 1355 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Guillemaud
authors: INRA, UMR 1355 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France.
authors: Aurélie
authors: A
authors: Blin
authors: INRA, UMR 1355 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France.
authors: Isabelle
authors: I
authors: Le Goff
authors: INRA, UMR 1355 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France.
authors: Nicolas
authors: N
authors: Desneux
authors: Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Campus Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile.
authors: Maritza
authors: M
authors: Reyes
authors: INRA, Villa Thuret, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France.
authors: Elisabeth
authors: E
authors: Tabone
authors: Hellenic Agricultural Organization, NAGREF, Plant Protection Institute of Heraklion, Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
authors: Anastasia
authors: A
authors: Tsagkarakou
authors: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrícolas (INIA), Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias del Estado Mérida. Mérida, Venezuela.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Niño
authors: INRA, UMR 1355 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903 Sophia Antipolis, France.
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Lombaert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile; D058865:Introduced Species; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000502:physiology*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000469:parasitology*; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats