2018
Cryptic east-west divergence and molecular diagnostics for two species of silver flies (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae: Leucopis) from North America being evaluated for biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid
Havill N, Gaimari S, Caccone A. Cryptic east-west divergence and molecular diagnostics for two species of silver flies (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae: Leucopis) from North America being evaluated for biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid. Biological Control 2018, 121: 23-29. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEastern North AmericaNorth AmericaPacific NorthwestBiological controlHemlock Woolly AdelgidEast-west divergenceMitochondrial COI geneBiological control agentsEastern United StatesDNA sequence dataLeucopis argenticollisPrey associationsWoolly AdelgidAdelgid speciesAdelgidWestern lineageGenetic diversityNuclear genesCOI geneHemlockDistinct lineagesControl agentsBeneficial genotypesSequence dataWestern hemlock
2006
Mitochondrial DNA from Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) Suggests Cryptic Speciation and Pinpoints the Source of the Introduction to Eastern North America
Havill N, Montgomery M, Yu G, Shiyake S, Caccone A. Mitochondrial DNA from Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) Suggests Cryptic Speciation and Pinpoints the Source of the Introduction to Eastern North America. Annals Of The Entomological Society Of America 2006, 99: 195-203. DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)099[0195:mdfhwa]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEastern North AmericaWestern North AmericaMitochondrial DNANatural rangeA. tsugaeNorth AmericaCryptic speciationMitochondrial lineagesHemlock Woolly AdelgidTsuga speciesPhylogenetic analysisSingle haplotypeT. sieboldiiIntroduced pestMultiple haplotypesAdelges tsugae AnnandAdelgidWoolly AdelgidGeographic originMolecular methodsSouthern JapanLineagesHigher elevationsSevere mortalityT. diversifolia